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Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.582_2
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1.2011.582_2
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Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
PH-255
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PH-255
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:
1944
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1944
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
69 x 93 1/2 inches (175.3 x 237.5 cm)
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69 x 93 1/2 inches (175.3 x 237.5 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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Work Technique Name:
palette knives (painting equipment)
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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false
Work Style Period:
Abstract
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Abstract
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false
Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
A pyramidal, intermingling mound of black, blue and brown linear forms rests in the center of this horizontal composition. The forms are set against a warm, gray background, which flows into and around several of the prominent forms at center thus flattening the picture plane and confusing one's spatial understanding of the work. A glowing white orb resides at the left center edge of the central mass, recalling a sun or moon and thus presenting the scene as an almost surrealistic landscape.
work_description_
A pyramidal, intermingling mound of black, blue and brown linear forms rests in the center of this horizontal composition. The forms are set against a warm, gray background, which flows into and around several of the prominent forms at center thus flattening the picture plane and confusing one's spatial understanding of the work. A glowing white orb resides at the left center edge of the central mass, recalling a sun or moon and thus presenting the scene as an almost surrealistic landscape.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-255, 1944. Oil on canvas, 69 x 93 1/2 inches (175.3 x 237.5 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
citation_
Clyfford Still, PH-255, 1944. Oil on canvas, 69 x 93 1/2 inches (175.3 x 237.5 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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