COLLECTION NAME:
Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.682_3
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1.2011.682_3
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Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
PH-385
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PH-385
Title
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Title Notes:
preferred
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preferred
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Title:
no title
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no title
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Title:
1949-No. 1
title
1949-No. 1
Title
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Creation Date:
1949
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1949
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
105 1/2 x 81 inches (268 x 205.7 cm)
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105 1/2 x 81 inches (268 x 205.7 cm)
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Work Material Name:
oil paint (paint)
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oil paint (paint)
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Work Material Support Name:
canvas
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canvas
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Work Technique Name:
palette knives (painting equipment)
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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false
Work Style Period:
Abstract Expressionist
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Abstract Expressionist
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Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
San Francisco, California
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San Francisco, California
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Work Inscription:
Clyfford 1949
work_inscription
Clyfford 1949
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Relation:
Related to PH-338, 1949 (Private collection)
work_relation_
Related to PH-338, 1949 (Private collection)
Work Relation
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Work Description:
Still's classic "turkey" red pigment fills the canvas in this monumental, classic Abstract Expressionist work. A thick, irregularly-shaped maroon band of color runs from the right lower edge horizontally across to the left edge before swirling up and slightly towards the right again before dissipating near the top edge. Fiery black forms dance within the maroon passage, starting out larger at the work's bottom center and shrinking in size as they rise. Tiny flashes of orange, yellow and white are scattered over the black forms infusing them with dynamism and an intangible life-force. A gray dagger-shaped form with a cobalt center juts into the scene from the upper left edge and is also surrounded by maroon paint. The cobalt blue is echoed by barely perceivable strokes of pigment within the various black forms.
work_description_
Still's classic "turkey" red pigment fills the canvas in this monumental, classic Abstract Expressionist work. A thick, irregularly-shaped maroon band of color runs from the right lower edge horizontally across to the left edge before swirling up and slightly towards the right again before dissipating near the top edge. Fiery black forms dance within the maroon passage, starting out larger at the work's bottom center and shrinking in size as they rise. Tiny flashes of orange, yellow and white are scattered over the black forms infusing them with dynamism and an intangible life-force. A gray dagger-shaped form with a cobalt center juts into the scene from the upper left edge and is also surrounded by maroon paint. The cobalt blue is echoed by barely perceivable strokes of pigment within the various black forms.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-385, 1949. Oil on canvas, 105 1/2 x 81 inches (268 x 205.7 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
citation_
Clyfford Still, PH-385, 1949. Oil on canvas, 105 1/2 x 81 inches (268 x 205.7 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Citation
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Work Rights Statement:
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
work_rights_statement
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
CSM Art Collection: Objects
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
Courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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Courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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