Harvard Art Museums > ARCH.2007.128.149: Painted canvas fragment Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Painted canvas fragment (Barnett Newman) , ARCH.2007.128.149,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/356148. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number ARCH.2007.128.149 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/356148 Physical Descriptions Dimensions irregular: 22.9 × 14 cm (9 × 5 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.2007.128.149 Contact am_straus@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with irregular knife cut edges. The fragment has a white priming layer and strokes of orange and dark red paint. Each paint stroke is applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave, with a brush, without taped edges. The dark red stroke has a dry brush edge effect, while the orange stroke has a wet smooth edge, but does not appear to have been taped. The dark red stroke is partially covered with a matte medium. Subjects and Contexts Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection
