Barnett Newman: The Late Work, 1965-1970

by Michelle White and Bradford A. Epley

An enlightening study of Barnett Newman's last works, based on a decade of exhaustive research The work of Barnett Newman (1905-1970) has come to define the spiritual aspirations and material innovations of American painting in the mid-20th century. Best known for his zip paintings--in which thin vertical lines rise through large, bold planes of color--Newman's work was an abrupt departure from his contemporaries' gestural abstraction, yet anticipated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300211767
• ISBN13: 9780300211764
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Menil Foundation
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.9" x 11.8"