Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.659_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-353
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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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1943
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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47 x 35 inches (119.4 x 88.9 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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Current Work Location Name:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
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Richmond, Virginia
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Work Description:
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The composition of this painting is dominated by three primary tones: the golden-tan hue of the background/negative space, a volcanic black used to create a single middle-ground form, and a chalky white pigment which makes up two scythe-shaped forms that float in the foreground. Still has composed the black form and the two white forms in a way that somewhat communicates a figural presence, and he includes two red stokes at the top of the black form to further emphasize the anthropomorphic quality of the shapes. In the bottom right corner, a tall yellow line rises into the scene like a wheat stalk and is topped by several orange paint-strokes.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-353, 1943. Oil on canvas, 47 x 35 inches (119.4 x 88.9 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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