Painted canvas fragment
1905 - 1970
Barnett Newman
American
Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no visible ground layer. Dark red paint is applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave overall, with matte and glossy passages. Fibers are stuck to the glossy surface. The fragment has a turn edge, with red paint continuing over edge, with no staple or tack holes. Various accretions have become adhered to the glossy surface.