COLLECTION NAME:
Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.1127_2
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1.2011.1127_2
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false
Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
PH-949
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PH-949
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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Creation Date:
1951
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1951
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
90 x 67 1/2 inches (228.6 x 171.5 cm)
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90 x 67 1/2 inches (228.6 x 171.5 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:
A rich velvety black pigment covers most of this vertically-oriented composition. A thin, bright red form sits horizontally along the top center edge, running almost from edge to edge and opening deeper into the composition at its right edge. A smaller, bright yellow vertical form similarly hangs along the top right edge, running from the top right corner to about a fourth of the way down the edge. A tiny fiery cobalt blue accent rises into the black abyss from the bottom edge left of center. Utilizing different ratios of pigment to media, Still created several areas of black pigment that are more matte and less textural than the majority of the black area. One of the more matte forms runs up vertically along the right edge from bottom before splitting into two horizontal arms which criss-cross and extend under the red and over to the left edge at the top. The second matte black form is located in the bottom left corner, directly to the left of the blue accent form.
work_description_
A rich velvety black pigment covers most of this vertically-oriented composition. A thin, bright red form sits horizontally along the top center edge, running almost from edge to edge and opening deeper into the composition at its right edge. A smaller, bright yellow vertical form similarly hangs along the top right edge, running from the top right corner to about a fourth of the way down the edge. A tiny fiery cobalt blue accent rises into the black abyss from the bottom edge left of center. Utilizing different ratios of pigment to media, Still created several areas of black pigment that are more matte and less textural than the majority of the black area. One of the more matte forms runs up vertically along the right edge from bottom before splitting into two horizontal arms which criss-cross and extend under the red and over to the left edge at the top. The second matte black form is located in the bottom left corner, directly to the left of the blue accent form.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-949, 1951. Oil on canvas, 90 x 67 1/2 inches (228.6 x 171.5 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
citation_
Clyfford Still, PH-949, 1951. Oil on canvas, 90 x 67 1/2 inches (228.6 x 171.5 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
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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