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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.1357
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PHX-31
Title: 
1957-D-No. 3
Creation Date: 
circa 1957
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
112 3/4 x 155 3/4 in. (286.5 x 395.7 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
New York, New York
Work Inscription: 
unsigned
Work Relation: 
1959.18
Work Relation: 
K1959:26
Work Description: 
This massive, horizontal painting is composed of interlocking black and unpainted forms. Tiny bolts of color dot the canvas; most notably a blue form is visible along the upper left edge, a yellow dab floats at the bottom left corner, two small red forms are located just right of center, and an orange lifeline runs up through an unpainted band near the right edge.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PHX-31, c. 1957. Oil on canvas, 112 3/4 x 155 3/4 inches (286.5 x 395.7 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Work Rights Statement: 
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
Image Holding Institution: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Image Collection Name: 
CSM Art Collection: Objects
Image Rights Statement: 
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum