Painted canvas fragment
FragmentsAmerican20th century

Painted canvas fragment

20th century

Artists

Barnett NewmanArtist

Description

Partially painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no visible ground layer. Areas of dark red paint are applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave and dry brush edges show the raw canvas beneath. There are accretions adhered to the paint surface.

Classification
Fragments
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Department
Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies

Dimensions

irregular: 12.7 × 11.4 cm (5 × 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman Estate of Annalee Newman The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation

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