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Clyfford Still (November 30, 1904 – June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediately following World War II.
May 29, 2024 · Experience the revolutionary art of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists at the Clyfford Still Museum. The Museum offers nine beautiful galleries of Still’s vibrant art, shopping, exciting programs and events, and more.
Clyfford Still's radically abstract style employs fields of color to evoke dramatic conflicts between man and nature taking place on a monumental scale.
Clyfford Still (1904–1980) had a unique artistic vision and was unwilling to compromise it for money or recognition. As he evolved as an artist, Still’s works transitioned from recognizable images and landscapes to more abstract shapes, colors, and lines to express ideas and feelings on huge canvases.
Clyfford Still (November 30, 1904 – June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediately following World War II.
Clyfford Still's rugged and distinctive paintings seem to come from a manner of living and an approach to painting that are hardly characteristic of the suavity of even some of the best painting of recent decades.
The collection consists of approximately 830 paintings and more than 2,300 works on paper and sculpture, including: 130 paintings dating from 1920–1943: works from Still’s student years, Depression-era works, Surrealist-inspired works, and first forays into abstraction.
