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Barnett Newman — The Moment (Barnett Newman Foundation 227)
Barnett Newman

The Moment (Barnett Newman Foundation 227)

A 1966 screenprint by Barnett Newman titled 'The Moment,' printed on Plexiglas and backed with ragboard. This numbered work (5/125) from 'Four on Plexiglas' demonstrates Newman's investigation of color field abstraction and innovative material choices.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, 1966, with the artist's incised signature, dated and numbered 5/125 (total edition includes 16 proofs lettered A-P), from Four on Plexiglas, on Plexiglas backed with ragboard mounted on wood, printed by Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry, Inc., published by Multiples Press, Inc., New York, framed

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Contemporary Prints & Multiples

July 16, 2021

Estimate: $7,000$10,000

Lot 58

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Barnett Newman, The Moment (Barnett Newman Foundation 227)

A 1966 screenprint by Barnett Newman titled 'The Moment,' printed on Plexiglas and backed with ragboard. This numbered work (5/125) from 'Four on Plexiglas' demonstrates Newman's investigation of color field abstraction and innovative material choices.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, 1966, with the artist's incised signature, dated and numbered 5/125 (total edition includes 16 proofs lettered A-P), from Four on Plexiglas, on Plexiglas backed with ragboard mounted on wood, printed by Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry, Inc., published by Multiples Press, Inc., New York, framed
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, Color, Minimalist, American, Spiritual, Post-War, Screenprint, Abstract Expressionism, Modern

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Collected by

Kylie Cohen, Alex Capecelatro, Marcel Slater