Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.599
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Work Type:
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painting
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Title:
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PH-280
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Creation Date:
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1945
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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34 3/8 x 24 3/4 in. (87.4 x 63.0 cm)
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Work Material Name:
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oil paint
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Work Material Support Name:
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canvas
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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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Richmond, Virginia
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Work Inscription:
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Clyfford 45
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Relation:
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1.2011.806
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Work Description:
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The minimal use of color on this work includes mainly black vertical lines, with two splashes of crimson and blue. Two diagonal black lines and other forms emerge from the bottom of the work, curving and connecting in various ways to shape organic outlines. The central lines utilize the negative space to construct the illusion of a vertical mass, with three vertically extending internal lines. The bottom of the form has a burst of blue paint as an accent. Extending from one of the base black forms is another flare of color, this time crimson. The fusion of black on the white canvas, with only two small areas of other colors, creates a sparse, almost cryptic composition.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-280, 1945. Oil on canvas, 34 3/8 x 24 3/4 inches (87.4 x 63.0 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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