Black Fire I

Black Fire I is an 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.[1][2]

Black Fire I
ArtistBarnett Newman
Year1961 (1961)
Dimensions289.5 x 213.3 cm cm (114 x 84 in. in)
Locationprivate collection

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
  1. "Yahoo News". 14 May 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. "Christie's". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. "Black Fire I". Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. "In The Saleroom: Barnett Newman's Black Fire I". Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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