Detail View: Art Collection:

UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.654_2
Work Type: 
paintings (visual works)
Title: 
PH-346
Title Notes: 
preferred
Title: 
no title
Creation Date: 
1946-1947
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
63 x 39 inches (160 x 99.1 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint (paint)
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Work Technique Name: 
palette knives (painting equipment)
Work Style Period: 
Abstract
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
San Francisco, California
Work Description: 
Still's work interconnects black, white, and blue with stunning fluidity in this composition. The canvas is predominantly shades of black, varying in the tonal darkness, as well as the overall smooth appearance of the color. White forms materialize, vertically reaching for the top of the canvas. A section of blue rises from one of the white forms, animating the monotony of the black and white. Small accents of yellow and red appear, adding a lyrical contrast to the somber masses of the entirety of the work.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-346, 1946. Oil on canvas, 63 x 39 inches (160 x 99.1 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