Black Fire I
Appearance
Black Fire I | |
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Artist | Barnett Newman |
Year | 1961 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 289.5 cm × 213.3 cm (114 in × 84 in); 2 |
Location | Private collection |
Black Fire I is a 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Black Fire I was sold to a private collector[3] for $84.2 million ($84,165,000) on May 13, 2014, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City,[4] after a telephone bidding war, exceeding the estimations of $50 million made by the organizing house, Christie’s.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yahoo News". 14 May 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Christie's". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Black Fire I". Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ^ "In The Saleroom: Barnett Newman's Black Fire I". Retrieved December 7, 2014.