Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.981_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-758
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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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68 x 39 1/2 inches (172.7 x 100.3 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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Oakland, California
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Work Inscription:
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Roll 129 - 1942 R-1970
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Work Inscription:
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68 x 39 1/2
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Work Inscription:
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PH-758 2 BW
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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 Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Relation:
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Second version of PH-734, 1942 (lost)
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Work Description:
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A large stylized hand-shaped form is shown in the center of a dark brown and maroon painted field. The elongated, finger-like projections rise vertically up to the top of the composition. The positive form of the hand is created by leaving the bare canvas visible and painting around it, thus flattening the overall scene and creating a paradoxical relationship between the positive and negative space; here, the painted "negative" shapes become just as vital to the composition as the unpainted "positive" form.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-758, 1942. Oil on canvas, 68 x 39 1/2 inches (172.7 x 100.3 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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