Painted canvas fragment | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: ARCH.2007.9.128.70
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/356069

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions: irregular: 12.7 × 12.7 cm (5 × 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/Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Object Number: ARCH.2007.9.128.70
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with irregular knife cut edges and a partial white ground layer. The area of white ground has a taped edge. Red paint is applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave in two areas. One area is applied over the white ground layer and the other is applied directly to the raw canvas. Both areas have a dry brush edge.

Subjects and Contexts

Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection

Verification Level

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ARCH.2007.9.128.70: Painted canvas fragment