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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.128.107
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Painted canvas fragment
Classification
Fragments
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356106

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
irregular: 12.7 × 11.4 cm (5 × 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.128.107
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Partially painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no apparent ground layer. The fragment has dark red paint applied directly on the raw canvas. Matte paint strokes over glossy ones are applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. There are fibers stuck to glossy surface.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection