COLLECTION NAME:
Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.687_2
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1.2011.687_2
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Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
PH-393
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PH-393
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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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Creation Date:
1956
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1956
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
104 x 91 inches (264.2 x 231.1 cm)
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104 x 91 inches (264.2 x 231.1 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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false
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:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
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Work Description:
The left half of this vertically-oriented work is filled with a matte black pigment. By contrast, the right half is composed of multiple vertically-oriented forms which fit together like puzzle pieces; some of these forms are bare canvas and created through the use of negative space, while others are painted in shades of brown, white, orange, yellow, and gray-blue. The largest of the forms is a deep chocolate-brown, which rises from the bottom edge. To the right of this is a lighter, ochre-brown, which runs along the right edge but is interrupted by a small interjection of cobalt blue surrounded by bare canvas just below center. A thin orange lifeline splits the composition from top to bottom and is bordered by a flat white pigment. A shot of yellow enters from the top center edge, and two tiny forms in gray are also located along the top edge.
work_description_
The left half of this vertically-oriented work is filled with a matte black pigment. By contrast, the right half is composed of multiple vertically-oriented forms which fit together like puzzle pieces; some of these forms are bare canvas and created through the use of negative space, while others are painted in shades of brown, white, orange, yellow, and gray-blue. The largest of the forms is a deep chocolate-brown, which rises from the bottom edge. To the right of this is a lighter, ochre-brown, which runs along the right edge but is interrupted by a small interjection of cobalt blue surrounded by bare canvas just below center. A thin orange lifeline splits the composition from top to bottom and is bordered by a flat white pigment. A shot of yellow enters from the top center edge, and two tiny forms in gray are also located along the top edge.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-393, 1956. Oil on canvas, 104 x 91 inches (264.2 x 231.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
citation_
Clyfford Still, PH-393, 1956. Oil on canvas, 104 x 91 inches (264.2 x 231.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Citation
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Work Rights Statement:
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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© 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:
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
image_rights_statement
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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false