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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.474
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PH-76
Creation Date: 
1935
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
45 1/8 x 53 1/2 in. (114.6 x 135.9 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
Pullman, Washington
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford -1935
Work Inscription: 
PH-76 BW 2 [circled] Clyfford 1935
Work Inscription: 
…ockwell / Wagon Cover / Duck / EG.HS.PAT.OFF. / MADE IN USA / 72 INCHES / 59 YARDS
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Description: 
Six abstracted figures are set in an ambiguous environment. This painting marks a new level of abstraction for Still; the figures' merge with the space around them, and ribs have become finger-like intrusions. Hands are grossly oversized, and their faces merge with torsos and shoulders. The five figures in the background kneel and stare out towards the viewer. The figure on the far left holds a red, orb-like object. A female figure sits in the foreground at left. She appears to be pregnant, and is distinguished from the others by her long, yellow hair and lighter skin color.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-76, 1935. Oil on canvas, 45 1/8 x 53 1/2 inches (114.6 x 135.9 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