Painted canvas fragment
FragmentsAmerican20th century

Painted canvas fragment

20th century

Artists

Barnett NewmanArtist

Description

Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges. The fragment has a white priming layer covered by a layer of dark red paint and a large drip of orange paint. There is a partial black marker inscription that appears to read "AV + W". The dark red paint is covered with two strokes of matte medium, applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave.

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

Dimensions

irregular: 22.2 × 15.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 in.)

Provenance

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

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