Legacy
During his lifetime, Still sold only about 150 paintings. Major holdings of Still's paintings can be seen at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York that houses 33 paintings dated between 1937 and 1963; at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Each of these museums has a gallery dedicated solely to Still paintings. In addition, Still paintings are in the collections of many major museums. Because very few of his paintings were sold, they are highly sought after. Before the record-setting 2011 auction, Christie's sold two: in 2005, a 1955 painting sold for $7.8m. In 2006, a 1947 canvas set a new record at $21.296m.
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