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Clyfford Still

American artist (1904-1980) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 75

Clyfford Still 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, and is credited as one of the movement’s pioneers.

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His shift from representational to abstract painting occurred between 1938 and 1942, earlier than his colleagues like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, who continued to paint in figurative-surrealist styles well into the 1940s.

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1980 · aged 75

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