Untitled

Artist Barnett Newman (American, 1905–1970)

Date1961

Mediumlithograph on cream Arches wove paper

Dimensions62.4 x 41.8 cm (image); 76.3 x 56.6 cm (sheet)

ClassificationsPrints

MarkingsWatermark: ARCHES

Credit LineHeald Foundation Fund

Terms

Object number1994.1

Label TextIn the late 1930s Newman helped formulate the conceptual foundation of Abstract Expressionism. Fifteen years later a new painting style made him a pioneer of Minimalism. He did large canvases of solid, unmodulated color accented lengthwise by a gestural "zip" in a contrasting hue. This print embodies the same contrast on a small scale. The juxtaposition of rough and smooth, action and rest, gestural and minimal, existence and oblivion symbolize the duality of the universe.ProvenanceHarold Rosenberg, NY; Susan Sheehan Gallery, 41 East 57th St., New York, NY 10022

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