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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.636
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PH-324
Creation Date: 
1936
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
47 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (120.7 x 87.6 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 1936
Work Inscription: 
Ph-324 2 (circled) BW (all circled) 47 x 34
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Relation: 
PH-746
Work Relation: 
1.2011.903
Work Relation: 
1.2011.60
Work Relation: 
1.2011.649
Work Relation: 
CPSA.F001.S001.SB002.B003.023
Work Description: 
This painting marks a new level of abstraction for Still. The figure has been reduced to stylized lines, elongated forms, and bold colors. However, the figure's head (identified by two side-by-side dots at top center), his oversized arms and hands, a knee and brown shoe can still be identified. From these elements, the viewer is able to understand that the figure depicted in this painting sits on a ledge with his proper left leg overhanging the edge and his proper right knee bent at an angle so that his shoe rests upon the ledge as well. He has a green handkerchief in his back overall pocket and wears a yellow, long-sleeved shirt. The background has begun to merge with the foreground, and the paint medium is emphasized via broad, thick brushstrokes. A red, horizontal pole-like object juts into the composition from the left behind the figure's shoulders.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-324, 1936. Oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches (120.7 x 87.6 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