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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.643_2
Work Type: 
paintings (visual works)
Title: 
PH-332
Title Notes: 
preferred
Title: 
no title
Creation Date: 
1947
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
66 5/8 x 36 7/8 inches (169.2 x 93.5 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint (paint)
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Work Technique Name: 
palette knives (painting equipment)
Work Style Period: 
Abstract
Work Style Period: 
Abstract Expressionist
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
San Francisco, California
Work Description: 
Black forms invade the original canvas on all four sides, emerging with a jagged prowess. A vertical line of white paint surfaces from the bottom center of the work, coming close to the black paint, but never overlapping. Accents of blue, orange, white, and yellow mingle with the black forms, swirling and piecing together with a graceful quality. A thin red line shoots across the blank canvas at the bottom left corner, adding a sharpness to the amorphous work. The colorful splashes of paint give the canvas vibrancy and texture.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-332, 1947. Oil on canvas, 66 5/8 x 36 7/8 inches (169.2 x 93.5 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