Black Fire I
ArtistBarnett Newman
Year1961 (1961)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions289.5 cm × 213.3 cm (114 in × 84 in); 2
LocationPrivate collection

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

Background

Black Fire I was sold to a private German collector[3] for $100 million ($100,000,000) on November 11, 2023 at a private location.[4] After a telephone bidding war selling it for $84 million ($84,165,000), a German collector made the buyer from 2014 a $100 million bid that he couldn't refuse.

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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