Inscription: Signed and dated (lower left, in black ink): Barnett Newman 1945
the artist, New York (until d. 1970); his widow, Annalee Newman, New York (1970–92; her gift to MMA)
New York. Allan Stone Gallery. "Barnett Newman," October 23–November 17, 1962, unnumbered cat. [possibly this picture].
Baltimore Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," April 29–June 17, 1979, no. 22 (lent by Annalee Newman, New York).
Detroit Institute of Arts. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," August 7–September 30, 1979, no. 22.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," November 2, 1979–January 6, 1980, no. 22.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," February 12–April 13, 1980, no. 22.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," September 8–October 19, 1980, no. 22.
Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou. "Barnett Newman: Les Dessins, 1944–1969," November 14, 1980–January 4, 1981, no. 22.
Cologne. Museum Ludwig. "Barnett Newman: Das zeichnerische Werk," February 20–March 29, 1981, no. 22.
Kunstmuseum Basel. "Barnett Newman: Das zeichnerische Werk," May 9–July 5, 1981, no. 22.
Atlanta. High Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 26–April 4, 1993, no. 28.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 4–September 12, 1993, extended to November 7, 1993, no. 28.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "The Sublime is Now: The Early Work of Barnett Newman, Paintings and Drawings 1944-1949," March 20–May 29, 1994, no. 20.
Saint Louis Art Museum. "The Sublime is Now: The Early Work of Barnett Newman, Paintings and Drawings 1944-1949," July 1–August 28, 1994, no. 20.
New York. Pace Gallery. "The Sublime is Now: The Early Work of Barnett Newman, Paintings and Drawings 1944-1949," October 21–November 26, 1994, no. 20.
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 11–June 4, 1995, no. 37.
Madrid. Fundación Juan March. "Expresionismo Abstracto: Obra Sobre Papel, Colección The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," May 9–July 2, 2000, no. 37.
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman," March 24–July 7, 2002, no. 6.
Brenda Richardson. Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969. Exh. cat., Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore, 1979, pp. 76–77, no. 22, ill. (color), calls this work one of two "mask" drawings in the artist's oeuvre; posits that it was included Exh. New York 1962, based on a handwritten exhibition checklist compiled by Annalee Newman; identifies this drawing as the only "Head" on the checklist.
John Russell. "Newman's Mastery of the Pen and Crayon." New York Times (May 27, 1979), p. D25, ill.
Barbara Rose. Barnett Newman: Das zeichnerische Werk. Exh. cat., Museum Ludwig. Cologne, 1981, pp. 17, 42, no. 22, ill. p. 16.
Lily Mark. "The Relevance of Title to Form and Content in the Mature Work of Barnett Newman." PhD diss., University of Witwatersrand, 1983, p. 153.
W. Jackson Rushing. "The Impact of Nietzsche and Northwest Coast Indian Art on Barnett Newman's Idea of Redemption in the Abstract Sublime." Art Journal 47 (Fall 1988), p. 191.
Stephen Polcari. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. Cambridge, 1991, p. 193, fig. 128.
Lisa Mintz Messinger. Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., High Museum of Art, Atlanta. New York, 1992, pp. 74, 76–78, fig. 28 (color).
Holland Cotter. "Abstract Expressionism: The Lighter, Quieter Side." New York Times (June 4, 1993), p. C24.
Ziva Amishai-Maisels. Depiction and Interpretation: The Influence of the Holocaust on the Visual Arts. Oxford, 1993, p. 484 n. 102.
Harold Rosenberg. Barnett Newman. 2nd ed. [1st ed. 1978]. New York, 1994, fig. 143, calls it "Untitled Drawing".
Jeremy Strick. The Sublime is Now: The Early Work of Barnett Newman, Paintings and Drawings 1944–1949. Exh. cat., Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. [New York], 1994, pp. 15–16, colorpl. 20, notes that Nan Rosenthal suggested Inuit masks as a source for this work.
Roberta Smith. "Art Review." New York Times (November 4, 1994), p. C26.
Lisa Messinger. Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, 1995, p. 65, no. 37, ill. p. 67 (color).
W. Jackson Rushing. "Exhibition Reviews: Decade of Decision." Art Journal 54 (Spring 1995), pp. 89, 91 n.11.
Lisa M. Messinger. Expresionismo Abstracto: Obra Sobre Papel, Colección The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2000, p. 84, fig. 37, ill. p. 86 (color).
Ann Temkin, Suzanne Penn, and Melissa Ho inBarnett Newman. Ed. Ann Temkin. Exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, 2002, pp. 120–21, no. 6, ill. (color).
Heidi Colsman–Freyberger. "Catalogue Raisonné." Barnett Newman: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York and New Haven, 2004, p. 387, no. 140, ill. (color).
Barnett Newman (American, New York 1905–1970 New York)
1969
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