Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.520_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-158
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Title Notes:
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preferred
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Title:
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no title
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Creation Date:
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1949
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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53 x 46 inches (134.6 x 116.8 cm)
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Work Material Name:
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oil paint (paint)
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Work Material Support Name:
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canvas
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Work Technique Name:
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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Work Style Period:
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Abstract Expressionist
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Work Style Period:
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Abstract
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Current Work Location Name:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
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San Francisco, California
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Work Description:
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There is an avian quality to this composition, with black forms appearing in a clumped formation, but veering off from one another to become individual shapes. Weaving through the black mass is a vertical blue form. There is action in the bottom right corner of the canvas, with additional black forms interrupted with flashes of yellow and red accents. The original canvas plays a vital role as the background, starkly contrasting against the vibrancy of the other colors in the work, giving the work a tangible appearance.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-158, 1949. Oil on canvas, 53 x 46 inches (134.6 x 116.8 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Work Rights Statement:
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© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
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Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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