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| Type | Artwork |
| Author | Barnett Newman |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
| Where | The Museum of Modern Art |
| Year | 1950 |
| Note created | Feb 12, 2026 |
Oil on canvas, 7’ 11 3/8” × 17’ 9 1/4” (242.2 × 541.7 cm). A massive field of cadmium red punctuated by five vertical “zips” — Newman’s signature motif. The title, Latin for “Man, Heroic and Sublime,” signals his ambition to create a Color Field art of existential scale and spiritual grandeur.