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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.902
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PH-643
Title: 
1934-S
Creation Date: 
1934
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
11 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (29.2 x 23.9 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint
Work Material Support Name: 
window shade
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford 1934 Yaddo PH-643 N.Y.
Work Inscription: 
Preliminary sketch of recto composition
Work Inscription: 
1934 Yaddo PH-643 BW 11 1/2 x 9 1/4
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford 1934
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Description: 
This painting shows two figures standing near a well. The shirtless male figure leans over and looks into the well. His hands are red, suggesting that they may be covered in blood. The female figure, who wears a simple yellow dress, stares out at the viewer and holds a bucket.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-643, 1934. Oil on window shade, 11 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (29.2 x 23.9 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Work Rights Statement: 
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
Image Holding Institution: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Image Collection Name: 
CSM Art Collection: Objects
Image Rights Statement: 
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum