COLLECTION NAME:
Art Collection
UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.566
Work Type:
painting
Title:
PH-228
Title:
1935-S
Creation Date:
1935
Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement:
9 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (24.4 x 27.7 cm)
Work Material Name:
oil paint
Work Material Support Name:
window shade
Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location:
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York
Work Inscription:
Clyfford 1935 / Yaddo N,Y.
Work Inscription:
1935 Yaddo 9 1/4 x 10" PH-228
Work Inscription:
Clyfford
Work Inscription:
1935 Yaddo N.Y. 9 1/4 x 10 PH-228
Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
Work Description:
This window shade painting shows a shirtless figure riding a black, wild hog. The figure's arms are outstretched, which recalls a crucifixion scene, and he holds a bloodied knife in his right hand. The hog appears to have been stabbed and is bleeding heavily upon the earth below.
Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-228, 1935. Oil on window shade, 9 5/8 x 10 7/8 inches (24.4 x 27.7 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
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