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Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.500
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1.2011.500
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Work Type:
painting
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painting
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Title:
PH-120
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PH-120
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Creation Date:
1948
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1948
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
48 3/4 x 39 3/8 in. (124.0 x 100.1 cm)
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48 3/4 x 39 3/8 in. (124.0 x 100.1 cm)
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Work Material Name:
oil paint
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oil paint
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Work Material Support Name:
canvas
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canvas
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Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
San Francisco, California
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San Francisco, California
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Work Inscription:
Clyfford 1948
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Clyfford 1948
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Work Inscription:
1948 Spring P-120 BW (circled)
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1948 Spring P-120 BW (circled)
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription:
48 x 39 Clyfford 1948
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48 x 39 Clyfford 1948
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription:
©
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©
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription:
1948 PH-120 48 1/2 x 39 1/4
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1948 PH-120 48 1/2 x 39 1/4
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription:
1948 PH-120 48 1/2 x 39 1/4
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1948 PH-120 48 1/2 x 39 1/4
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
Though this painting is covered almost entirely in black and dark brown/almost black pigment, its varied surface reflectance creates an incredible sense of depth and spatial interplay. An irregular crimson shape breaks through the darkness into the scene at the top left edge, and seems to reach for a tiny golden dash floating amidst the dark background at top left. Dark brown and black vertical striations running across the composition have been covered in varnish so that they stand out from the rest of the dark field. The consequent imagery recalls leggy vegetation or bark patterns.
work_description_
Though this painting is covered almost entirely in black and dark brown/almost black pigment, its varied surface reflectance creates an incredible sense of depth and spatial interplay. An irregular crimson shape breaks through the darkness into the scene at the top left edge, and seems to reach for a tiny golden dash floating amidst the dark background at top left. Dark brown and black vertical striations running across the composition have been covered in varnish so that they stand out from the rest of the dark field. The consequent imagery recalls leggy vegetation or bark patterns.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-120, 1948. Oil on canvas, 48 3/4 x 39 3/8 inches. (124.0 x 100.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Clyfford Still, PH-120, 1948. Oil on canvas, 48 3/4 x 39 3/8 inches. (124.0 x 100.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Work Rights Statement:
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
CSM Art Collection: Objects
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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