Black Fire I

Black Fire I
ArtistBarnett Newman
Year1961 (1961)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions289.5 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.

Background

Black Fire I was sold to a private collector for $84.2 million ($84,165,000) on May 13, 2014, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, after a telephone bidding war, exceeding the estimations of $50 million made by the organizing house, Christie’s.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Yahoo News". 14 May 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Christie's". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Black Fire I". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "In The Saleroom: Barnett Newman's Black Fire I". Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.