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Painted canvas fragment

Painted canvas fragment

1905 - 1970

Barnett Newman

American

Partially painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no visible ground layer. Dark red paint, with matte and glossy areas and a dry brush edge, is applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. Surface accretions are adhered to the glossy areas.

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