Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.559_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-217
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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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Title:
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1945-T-No. 2
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Creation Date:
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1945
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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59 1/2 x 39 inches (151.1 x 99.1 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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New York, New York (Perry Street)
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Work Description:
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In this almost fully abstract painting, a textural mauve form rises from the bottom edge of the canvas and splits into two vertical sections as it impedes upon the brown abyss covering the top half of the work. Within the mauve form, four smaller jagged black forms writhe in what seems to be an upwards motion. Each of these black forms has a red lifeline shooting through its center. An identical fifth black form enters the scene from the top center edge, splitting the two vertical mauve sections. Two sets of dots, one yellow and one white appear near the top of the composition, suggesting eyes. Three thin yellow lines fall from the the top of the black form at the far left, and a small blue form rises into the scene from the bottom right edge.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-217, 1945. Oil on canvas, 59 1/2 x 39 inches (151.1 x 99.1 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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