Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Yellow Painting

1949

Barnett Newman

Associated Names

Barnett Newman

Artist, American, 1905 - 1970

This painting shows three thin vertical lines - two white and one yellow - spaced out evenly against a green-yellow background. The yellow line is in the center of the painting, and is almost the same shade as the background, though slightly warmer. The two white lines are almost at the edges of the painting, with thin strips of the background color between them and the sides. The lines divide the canvas into vertical segments. The brushstrokes in the painting are visible, especially those in the background color, creating some small differences in tone.

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E404

Artwork overview

Medium

oil on canvas
Credit Line

Gift of Annalee Newman, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 171.4 x 133.1 cm (67 1/2 x 52 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1988.57.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Annalee Newman; gift 1988 to NGA.

Associated Names

Newman, Barnett, Mrs.

Exhibition History

1972

Barnett Newman, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Tate Gallery, London; Grand Palais, Paris, 1971-1972, no. 19, repro. in Paris catalogue.

1976

Acquisition Priorities: Apescts of Postwar Painting in America, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1976, no. 26, repro.

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, unnumbered catalogue, color repro.

1999

The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-2000. Part I, 1900-1950, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999, not in catalogue.

2012

In The Tower: Barnett Newman, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012-2013, unnumbered brochure, fig. 4.

2013

Piet Mondrian - Barnett Newman - Dan Flavin, Kunstmuseum Basel, 2013-2014, no. 19, repro.

2014

Loan for display with permanent collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2014-2016.

Bibliography

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 242, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20194324

You may be interested in