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Art Collection
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CSM~18~18
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UNIQUE ID:
1.2011.549_2
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1.2011.549_2
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Work Type:
paintings (visual works)
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
PH-207
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PH-207
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Title Notes:
preferred
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preferred
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Title:
no title
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no title
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Creation Date:
1944
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1944
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
70 1/2 x 43 inches (179.1 x 109.2 cm)
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70 1/2 x 43 inches (179.1 x 109.2 cm)
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Work Material Name:
oil paint (paint)
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oil paint (paint)
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Work Material Support Name:
canvas
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canvas
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Work Technique Name:
palette knives (painting equipment)
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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false
Work Style Period:
Abstract
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Abstract
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Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia
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Work Description:
The left half of this vertical composition is dominated by a puzzle of lines and space. Groups of lines fall and shoot off the left, top and bottom edge of the work, crossing and looping around creating multiple areas of negative space that Still has painted flat matte tones of brown, gold, and maroon. The right side of the canvas is painted with varied tones of blue and black, and is varnished to create a reflective surface that contrasts with the matte forms on the left. A tall, narrow, black form shoots into space from the bottom edge and rises up to the top center of the composition, dividing the chaotic left half from the quieter, mysterious right side. Two tiny white dots are placed at the top of this form, suggesting that the form might be figural in nature. From the top left area of the composition, a white hammock-shaped form swoops down in front of the figure towards the bottom right and then up again into the blue-black field, ending in a point near the right center edge. Below this white shape a zig-zagged tool-like object emerges from the surrounding darkness.
work_description_
The left half of this vertical composition is dominated by a puzzle of lines and space. Groups of lines fall and shoot off the left, top and bottom edge of the work, crossing and looping around creating multiple areas of negative space that Still has painted flat matte tones of brown, gold, and maroon. The right side of the canvas is painted with varied tones of blue and black, and is varnished to create a reflective surface that contrasts with the matte forms on the left. A tall, narrow, black form shoots into space from the bottom edge and rises up to the top center of the composition, dividing the chaotic left half from the quieter, mysterious right side. Two tiny white dots are placed at the top of this form, suggesting that the form might be figural in nature. From the top left area of the composition, a white hammock-shaped form swoops down in front of the figure towards the bottom right and then up again into the blue-black field, ending in a point near the right center edge. Below this white shape a zig-zagged tool-like object emerges from the surrounding darkness.
Work Description
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Citation:
Clyfford Still, PH-207, 1944. Oil on canvas, 70 1/2 x 43 inches (179.1 x 109.2 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Clyfford Still, PH-207, 1944. Oil on canvas, 70 1/2 x 43 inches (179.1 x 109.2 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:
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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