2011年11月11日 星期五

The Art of Clyfford Still Re-emerges

Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate; photo by Peter Harholdt

Self-Portrait, 1940
Clyfford Still (1904-80) was a major figure of the Abstract Expressionist movement whose name was once frequently mentioned along with revered artists like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.


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Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate; photo by Peter Harholdt

PH-77, 1936
When he died, Still's paintings, by decree of his will, were sealed away until a "permanent quarters" devoted to his work — and only his — could be established.


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Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate; photo by Peter Harholdt

PH-343, 1937
On Nov. 18, 2011, the Clyfford Still Museum will open in Denver and house Still's paintings.


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Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate

PH-313, 1942
More than a dozen art institutions tried and failed, before Denver, to persuade Still's widow Patricia to house the work.


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Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate

1944-N No. 1 (PH-235), 1944
The volume of work is substantial: the estate held 825 canvases and 1,575 works on paper, 90% of his life's work.


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Clyfford Still
© The Clyfford Still Estate; photo by Peter Harholdt

1949 No. 1 (PH-385), 1949
Toward the end of his lifetime, Still enjoyed great prominence. In 1979, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art presented a hugely popular exhibition of his work that was the biggest presentation the institution had ever given to a living artist.


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