Barnett Newman

Untitled
1946

A vertical image featuring two panels with abstract black smudges and lines on a white background, resembling brush strokes or a form of gestural drawing. The left panel has a more concentrated dark area towards the top, while the right panel has a lighter, more dispersed pattern.
A vertical image featuring two panels with abstract black smudges and lines on a white background, resembling brush strokes or a form of gestural drawing. The left panel has a more concentrated dark area towards the top, while the right panel has a lighter, more dispersed pattern.

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Date
1946

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 13/16 × 17 11/16in. (60.5 × 44.9 cm)

Accession number
89.25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the John I. H. Baur Purchase Fund, the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund, the East Japan Railway Company, the List Purchase Fund, the Richard and Dorothy Rodgers Fund, the Charles Simon Purchase Fund and the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Barnett Newman Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

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Barnett Newman
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