Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.655_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-347
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Title Notes:
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preferred
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Title:
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no title
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Creation Date:
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1946-1947
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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60 x 37 1/2 inches (152.4 x 95.3 cm)
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Work Material Name:
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oil paint (paint)
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Work Material Support Name:
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canvas
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Work Technique Name:
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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Work Style Period:
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Abstract
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Work Style Period:
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Abstract Expressionist
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Current Work Location Name:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
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San Francisco, California
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Work Inscription:
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Clyfford 1947
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
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Still's abstraction of this work utilized the white of the original canvas as his primary background. Splotches of brown appear in Rorschach-like forms, calling upon the imagination of the viewer to distinguish shapes from the masses. Black splashes of color interrupt the solidity of the brown, adding depth to the work. Solid yellow, gray, and green forms emerge from the canvas, with black splashes of paint linking them like puzzle pieces. At the top of the canvas is a thin red flash appearing through one of the brown forms. The carefully simplistic use of color adds to the overall power of the work.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-347, 1946. Oil on canvas, 60 x 37 1/2 inches (152.4 x 95.3 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Work Rights Statement:
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© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
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Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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