Harvard Art Museums > ARCH.2007.128.146: 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.2007.128.146,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/356145. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number ARCH.2007.128.146 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/356145 Physical Descriptions Dimensions irregular: 22.9 × 17.8 cm (9 × 7 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.2007.128.146 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 cuts edges. The fragment has a partial turn edge with thick paint buildup and a partial tacking margin with staple holes. The painted area is layered with orange under transparent dark red. The turn edge is oriented diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. There is dirt embedded in the thick paint build-up at the turn edge, suggesting that it was stretched and pressed up against something as it dried. Subjects and Contexts Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection
