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Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.501
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1.2011.501
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Work Type:
painting
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painting
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Title:
PH-121
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PH-121
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Creation Date:
1947
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1947
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
45 x 39 5/8 in. (114.3 x 100.6 cm)
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45 x 39 5/8 in. (114.3 x 100.6 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
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Clyfford
Work Inscription
false
Work Inscription:
45 x 39 1/2
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45 x 39 1/2
Work Inscription
false
Work Inscription:
S.F. 1947 P-121 2 BW (circled)
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S.F. 1947 P-121 2 BW (circled)
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription:
1947 PH-121 45 x 39 1/2
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1947 PH-121 45 x 39 1/2
Work Inscription
false
Work Inscription:
64 1947 PH-121
work_inscription
64 1947 PH-121
Work Inscription
false
Work Inscription:
35/16 140/14 44/10 5/1
work_inscription
35/16 140/14 44/10 5/1
Work Inscription
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Work Inscription Author:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
A dense black field pervades this small, squarish composition. Varied in saturation and reflectance, areas within the black seem to simultaneously recede and expand. A bright yellow tower-shaped form sits at the work's bottom left corner, rising up about three-fourths the way up its left edge. Within this yellow shape, a cobalt blue flash sits beneath a light brown passage. Another smaller yellow form reaches into the work from the top right corner, and a third, even smaller yellow dash hovers at the work's top edge. A narrow, crimson red figure sits along the bottom right edge and is visible from the bottom right corner up to the painting's center right edge. Lastly, bright white fleeting forms rise from the bottom center edge contrasting with the dee[ black background beyond, and dance up through the center of the composition like smoke or flames.
work_description_
A dense black field pervades this small, squarish composition. Varied in saturation and reflectance, areas within the black seem to simultaneously recede and expand. A bright yellow tower-shaped form sits at the work's bottom left corner, rising up about three-fourths the way up its left edge. Within this yellow shape, a cobalt blue flash sits beneath a light brown passage. Another smaller yellow form reaches into the work from the top right corner, and a third, even smaller yellow dash hovers at the work's top edge. A narrow, crimson red figure sits along the bottom right edge and is visible from the bottom right corner up to the painting's center right edge. Lastly, bright white fleeting forms rise from the bottom center edge contrasting with the dee[ black background beyond, and dance up through the center of the composition like smoke or flames.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-121, 1946. Oil on canvas, 45 x 39 5/8 inches (114.3 x 100.6 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Clyfford Still, PH-121, 1946. Oil on canvas, 45 x 39 5/8 inches (114.3 x 100.6 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Citation
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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:
IN COPYRIGHT
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IN COPYRIGHT
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