Painted canvas fragment | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: ARCH.2007.9.128.4
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/356003

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions: irregular: 33 × 14 cm (13 × 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/Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Object Number: ARCH.2007.9.128.4
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and a white ground layer. Red paint has been applied in two areas and the dry brush margin between the two reveals the white ground beneath.

Subjects and Contexts

Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection

Verification Level

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ARCH.2007.9.128.4: Painted canvas fragment