Canto XI
1964
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lithograph in yellow and blue on wove Shogun paper
Dimensions
overall: 44.8 x 37.2 cm (17 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection
Accession Number
1997.129.12
Art Historical Context
Barnett Newman's *Canto XI* (1964) is a striking lithograph in vibrant yellow and blue, printed on fine wove Shogun paper high-quality Japanese sheet prized for its smooth texture and ability to capture subtle tones in printmaking. Measuring 17 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches, this work exemplifies Newman's mastery of color field abstraction, a hallmark of his Abstract Expressionist style. As part of a portfolio (Department CG-W), it reflects the artist's exploration of monumental scale in intimate formats, using lithography's precise layering to evoke expansive fields of color divided by his signature "z...
About the Artist
Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman (1905–1970) was an American artist and a leading figure of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting whose radical reductions of pictorial elements to pure color and vertical line — which he called "zips" — fundamentally altered the course of postwar American art. Born in New York City to Jewish immigrants from Poland, he studied at the Art Students League and the City College...