Artist
Clyfford Still (American, 1904–1980)American, 1904–1980
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled (PH-816)
- PH-816
- No. 3
Date1951
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions46 3/4 × 38 in. (118.7 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.54
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Clyfford Still," Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, January 29-February 17, 1951.
"Group Show" Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, March 9 - March 28, 1953.
"Ten Years", Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, December 19, 1955 - January 14, 1956.
"The New American Painting," European tour organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York [traveled to Basel, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussells, Paris, London, and New York], May 28, 1958 - September 8, 1959.
"Main Currents of Contemporary American Painting: XXII Festival of the Arts, State University of Iowa, May 26 - August 7, 1960.
"Art since 1950: American", Seattle World's Fair, Fine Arts Pavilion, traveled to Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; April 21 - October 21, 1962 [traveled to Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston]
"New Directions in American Painting," tour organized by the Poses Institute of Fine Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, to Utica (New York), New Orleans, Atlanta, Louisville, Bloomington (Indiana), St. Louis, and Detroit, December 1963–December 1964.
"1943–1953: The Decisive Years," Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 14–March 1, 1965.
"Betty Parsons' Private Collection," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, March 13–June 9, 1968.
"30th Anniversary," Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, March 30–April 27, 1976.
"Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960," Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., June 21–September 16, 2001.
"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.
“Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
"Repeat / Recreate: Clyfford Still's Replicas," Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, Colorado, September 18, 2015–January 10, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Back label:
"Smithsonian Institution / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden / Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960 / ...June 23 - September 16 2001 / ... 1951 No. 2 / ...Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Promised Gift of Caroline Wiess Law / Catalogue #27"
"Smithsonian Institution / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden / Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960 / ...June 23 - September 16 2001 / ... 1951 No. 2 / ...Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Promised Gift of Caroline Wiess Law / Catalogue #27"
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