Wednesday 7 August 2013

Barnett Newman – part 3

Barnett Newman (1905 – 1970) was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the colour field painters. For full biographical notes on Newman see part 1.

This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of Barnett Newman:



1967 Voice of Fire 
acrylic on canvas 543.6 x 243.8 cm 
© Estate of Barnett Newman 
ARS (New York) 
SODRAC (Montréal)

1967 White and Hot 
acrylic on canvas 213.4 x 182.9 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1967-8 Study for the dust-jacket of Basil Bunting's "Collected Poems" 
red chalk and black crayon over graphite on paper 52 x 48.4 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1967c Sketch 
pen and ink on paper 31.5 x 24 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1968 Anna's Light 
acrylic on canvas 275 x 610.5 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York


 1968 'Notes' a series of etchings:

1968 Note I 
etching 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 51 x 35.7 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note II 
etching 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 50.8 x 36 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note III 
etching 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 50.8 x 35.7 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note IV 
etching 14.9 x 7.3 cm ( image ) 50.6 x 35.4 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note V 
etching 14.9 x 7.3 cm ( image ) 50.6 x 35.7 cm ( sheet)  
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note VI 
etching 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 51.2 x 35.5 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note VII 
etching 14.9 x 7.3 cm ( image ) 50.6 x 35.2 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note VIII - State I 
etching and aquatint 7.5 x 15 cm ( image ) 36 x 50.6 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note VIII - State II 
etching and aquatint 7.4 x 15 cm ( image ) 36.2 x 50.7 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note IX ( State I ) 
etching and aquatint 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 50.1 x 35.5 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note IX 
etching and aquatint 15 x 7.5 cm ( image ) 50.5 x 35.4 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note X ( State I ) 
etching and aquatint 14.9 x 7.4 cm (  image ) 50 x 35.4 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note X ( State II ) 
etching and aquatint 15 x 7.4 cm ( image ) 50.6 x 35.5 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note XI ( State I )
etching and aquatint 14.8 x 7.5 cm ( image ) 50 x 35.7 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1968 Note XII ( State I ) etching and aquatint 14.8 x 9.8 cm ( image ) 50.2 x 35.5 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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1968-69 Jericho 
acrylic on canvas 269.2 x 285.8 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1968c Yellow Edge 
acrylic on canvas 238.4 x 193.2 cm 
© Estate of Barnett Newman 
ARS (New York) 
SODRAC (Montréal)

1969 The Way II 
acrylic on canvas 198.5 x 152.5 cm 
© photo Peter Schibli 
© Fondation Beyeler 2013, Switzerland 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1969 Untitled Etching #1 
etching and aquatint 37.2 x 59.4 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1969 Untitled Etching #2 
etching and aquatint 59.4 x 37.3 cm ( image ) 79.2 x 57.5 cm ( sheet ) 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

1970 Be I 
acrylic on canvas 213.4 x 282.2 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1970 Midnight Blue 
oil and acrylic on canvas 193 x 239 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

1970 Untitled 
acrylic on canvas 196.8 x 152.4 cm 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

Dust-jacket illustration for Basil Bunting's "Collected Poems" 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York


n.d. Exploratory drawings for a Frank O'Hara publication:


n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

n.d. Exploratory drawing for a Frank O'Hara publication 
© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation 
Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

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