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# Clyfford Still

(1904–1980)   Painter   United States

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Clyfford Still was a painter from the United States, best known for *Clyfford Still*.

## Quick Facts About Clyfford Still

Born November 30, 1904

Died June 23, 1980

Nationality United States

Profession Painter

Notable works Clyfford Still

Known for Untitled, 1944-N No. 2, PH-143 (1955-H)

## About Clyfford Still

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. 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.

##  Quotes by Clyfford Still

> [A great free joy surges through me when I work... with tense slashes and a few thrusts the beautiful white fields receive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyfford-still/a-great-free-joy-surges-through-me-when-i-work-with-tense-slashes-and/)

Clyfford Still

[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/clyfford-still-108903_beautiful_a-great-free-joy-surges-through-me-when_2152047.jpg)

> [How can we live and die and never know the difference?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyfford-still/how-can-we-live-and-die-and-never-know-the-difference/)

Clyfford Still

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/clyfford-still-108903_death_how-can-we-live-and-die-and-never-know-t_2905378.jpg)

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