Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.979_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-756
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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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Title:
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1943-No. 2
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Creation Date:
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1943 / 1970
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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69 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (176.5 x 80 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 Inscription:
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Clyfford 1943
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Work Inscription:
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R -1970
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Relation:
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Other version of PH-738, 1943, oil on canvas (lost)
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Work Description:
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A strange black, horned, creature-like form rises from the base of the canvas into a deep charcoal gray setting and dominates the entire composition. Tiny circles one blue and one light pink, surround the form's two upper-most point. Two parallel strokes emerge near the highest point's halo and run horizontally off the right edge of the canvas. A small dome-shaped area is left unpainted at the bottom right edge of the work, thus becoming a sharp contrast to the rest of the darkly-rendered composition. Out of this unpainted form, a vegetal stalk grows into the black form above splitting into two before fading out. On top of the unpainted area, two parallel and identical deep maroon strokes appear.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-756, 1943/1970. Oil on canvas, 69 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (176.5 x 80 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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