the artist, New York (1960–d. 1970); his widow, Annalee Newman, New York (1970–92; her gift to MMA)
Museum of Modern Art, New York. "Barnett Newman," October 21, 1971–January 10, 1972, unnumbered cat.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. "Barnett Newman," March 30–May 22, 1972, no. 86 (lent by the estate of the artist).
London. Tate Gallery. "Barnett Newman," June 28–August 6, 1972, no. 86 (lent by the estate of the artist).
Paris. Grand Palais, Galeries nationales. "Barnett Newman," October 10–December 11, 1972, no. 85 (lent by the estate of the artist).
Indianapolis Museum of Art. "Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth–Century American Art," September 20–November 27, 1977, no. 58 (lent by Annalee Newman, New York).
Berkeley, Calif. University Art Museum. "Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth–Century American Art," December 20, 1977–February 12, 1978, no. 58.
San Antonio. Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute. "Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth–Century American Art," March 5–April 16, 1978, no. 58.
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. "Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth–Century American Art," May 10–June 19, 1978, no. 58.
Baltimore Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," April 29–June 17, 1979, no. 71 (lent by Annalee Newman, New York.
Detroit Institute of Arts. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," August 7–September 30, 1979, no. 71.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," November 2, 1979–January 6, 1980, no. 71.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," February 12–April 13, 1980, no. 71.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. "Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969," September 8–October 19, 1980, no. 61.
Paris. Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou. "Barnett Newman: Les Dessins, 1944–1969," November 14, 1980–January 4, 1981, no. 67.
Cologne. Museum Ludwig. "Barnett Newman: Das zeichnerische Werk," February 20–March 29, 1981, no. 66.
Kunstmuseum Basel. "Barnett Newman: Das zeichnerische Werk," May 9–July 5, 1981, no. 66.
Atlanta. High Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 26–April 4, 1993, no. 30.
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. 30.
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 11–June 4, 1995, no. 39.
Madrid. Fundación Juan March. "Expresionismo Abstracto: Obra Sobre Papel, Colección The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," May 9–July 2, 2000, no. 39.
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Barnett Newman," March 24–July 7, 2002, no. 62.
Jane Dillenberger and John Dillenberger. Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art. Exh. cat., Indianapolis Museum of Art. Indianapolis, 1977, p. 104, no. 58.
Brenda Richardson. Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944–1969. Exh. cat., Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore, 1979, pp. 18, 159, 180–81, no. 71, ill. (color), cites the fine pencil line at the top right side of the black ink stroke as evidence of the first example of the artist's "combined use of ruled lines and tape to achieve a straight edge".
Kenneth Baker. "Reckoning with Notation: The Drawings of Pollock, Newman and Louis." Artforum 18 (Summer 1980), p. 35.
Lily Mark. "The Relevance of Title to Form and Content in the Mature Work of Barnett Newman." PhD diss., University of Witwatersrand, 1983, p. 155.
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, 80–82, fig. 30 (color).
Holland Cotter. "Abstract Expressionism: The Lighter, Quieter Side." New York Times (June 4, 1993), p. C24.
Lisa M. Messinger in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 1992–1993." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 51 (Fall 1993), p. 75, ill.
David Anfam. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper. New York, Metropolitan Museum." Burlington Magazine 135 (September 1993), p. 657.
Harold Rosenberg. Barnett Newman. 2nd ed. [1st ed. 1978]. New York, 1994, fig. 180.
Lisa Messinger. Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, 1995, pp. 67–68, no. 39, ill. (color).
Lisa M. Messinger. Expresionismo Abstracto: Obra Sobre Papel, Colección The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2000, pp. 87–88, no. 39, ill. (color).
Ann Temkin, Suzanne Penn, and Melissa Ho inBarnett Newman. Ed. Ann Temkin. Exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, 2002, p. 218, no. 62, ill. p. 220 (color).
Heidi Colsman–Freyberger. "Catalogue Raisonné." Barnett Newman: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York and New Haven, 2004, p. 436, no. 189, ill. (color).
Barnett Newman (American, New York 1905–1970 New York)
1969
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