Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.874_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-613
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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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1942-No. 2
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Creation Date:
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1942
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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42 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (108 x 85.1 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 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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Oakland, California
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Work Inscription:
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Clyfford 1942
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
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In this striking work, a vertical form slashes across the composition from top to bottom. A second, smaller form rises at the bottom left. Both forms are created through negative space, as they are both left unpainted. They are surrounded by an inky blue-black field, in which the outline of a hulking form can be barely distinguished. The varnish covering the two forms has yellowed over time, thus transforming the two forms into glowing golden presences amidst a deep dark landscape.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-613, 1942. Oil on canvas, 42 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (108 x 85.1 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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