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Untitled Etching #1

1969

Barnett Newman

Associated Names

Barnett Newman

Artist, American, 1905 - 1970

The image features a central thick black vertical line flanked by two slimmer vertical lines on each side against a pale background. The composition is simple and bold. The monochromatic palette and the positioning of lines give the appearance of a horizon or the binding of a book.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Dimensions

image: 37.15 x 59.69 cm (14 5/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
sheet: 56.83 x 80.33 cm (22 3/8 x 31 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1976.56.120

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

2012

In The Tower: Barnett Newman, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012-2013, no catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q65566103

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