COLLECTION NAME:
Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
Art Collection
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true
UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.424_2
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1.2011.424_2
UNIQUE ID
false
Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
Work Type
false
Title:
PH-8
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PH-8
Title
false
Title Notes:
preferred
title_notes
preferred
Title Notes
false
Title:
no title
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no title
Title
false
Creation Date:
1952
creation_date
1952
Creation Date
false
Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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false
Work Display Measurement:
91 1/8 x 69 1/2 inches (231.5 x 176.5 cm)
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91 1/8 x 69 1/2 inches (231.5 x 176.5 cm)
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false
Work Material Name:
oil paint (paint)
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oil paint (paint)
Work Material Name
false
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)
Work Technique Name
false
Work Style Period:
Abstract Expressionist
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Abstract Expressionist
Work Style Period
false
Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
Current Work Location Name
false
Creation Location:
San Francisco, California
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San Francisco, California
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false
Work Inscription:
Clyfford 1952 SF
work_inscription
Clyfford 1952 SF
Work Inscription
false
Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
work_inscription_author
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author
false
Work Relation:
Related to PH-154, 1941_2 (AKAG)
work_relation_
Related to PH-154, 1941_2 (AKAG)
Work Relation
false
Work Relation:
Related to PS-1, 1943
work_relation_
Related to PS-1, 1943
Work Relation
false
Work Description:
A tall columnar blue form rises from the bottom edge, expanding horizontally across the composition from almost the left edge all the way to the right edge. Its top edge is jagged and has several crevices and protrusions created through Still's use of broad palette knife strokes. Surrounding the blue form on its left, right and upper edges is a black field, which also surrounds a thin red field along the top edge that seems to almost mirror the blue form directly below. A thin yellow vertical lifeline is painted from the top edge at center, which splits the red field for several inches before abruptly ending halfway through the form. A thin red passage can be seen along the bottom right edge of the large blue form. Several other red streaks are visible across the blue pigment, which help to visually balance the vibrant red form at top.
work_description_
A tall columnar blue form rises from the bottom edge, expanding horizontally across the composition from almost the left edge all the way to the right edge. Its top edge is jagged and has several crevices and protrusions created through Still's use of broad palette knife strokes. Surrounding the blue form on its left, right and upper edges is a black field, which also surrounds a thin red field along the top edge that seems to almost mirror the blue form directly below. A thin yellow vertical lifeline is painted from the top edge at center, which splits the red field for several inches before abruptly ending halfway through the form. A thin red passage can be seen along the bottom right edge of the large blue form. Several other red streaks are visible across the blue pigment, which help to visually balance the vibrant red form at top.
Work Description
false
Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-8, 1952. Oil on canvas, 91 1/8 x 69 1/2 inches (231.5 x 176.5 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
citation_
Clyfford Still, PH-8, 1952. Oil on canvas, 91 1/8 x 69 1/2 inches (231.5 x 176.5 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
Work Rights Statement
false
Image Holding Institution:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
Image Holding Institution
false
Image Collection Name:
CSM Art Collection: Objects
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
Image Collection Name
false
Image Rights Statement:
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
image_rights_statement
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
Image Rights Statement
false