Black Fire I
| Black Fire I | |
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| Artist | Barnett Newman |
| Year | 1961 |
| Dimensions | 289.5 x 213.3 cm cm (114 x 84 in. in) |
Black Fire I is an oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.[1][2]
Background[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "Yahoo News". 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.
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