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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.128.137
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/356136

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
irregular: 17.8 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 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.2007.9.128.137
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and a white ground layer. A layer of bright reddish orange paint is applied by brush over the white ground and has been applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. The fragment's edges are also cut diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. The paint is slightly thicker in areas and the gloss is variable across the surface. There are accretions embedded in the paint surface.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection