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Barnett NewmanWW-1963-123230

1963·Collage composed of black lithographic crayon and red Conté crayon on torn, tipped, and pieced newsprint and ivory tracing paper, hinged together·Bottom sheet: 42.9 × 35.2 cm (16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.); All other sheets: 48.3 × 35.7 cm (19 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1963
Medium: Collage composed of black lithographic crayon and red Conté crayon on torn, tipped, and pieced newsprint and ivory tracing paper, hinged together
Dimensions: Bottom sheet: 42.9 × 35.2 cm (16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.); All other sheets: 48.3 × 35.7 cm (19 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Barnett Newman

Artist

Barnett Newman

Painting

Barnett Newman was an American painter. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters. His paintings explore the sense of place that viewers experience with art and incorporate the simplest forms to emphasize this feeling.

New York, NY, USA

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