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Black Fire I
Artist	Barnett Newman
Year	1961 (1961)
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	289.5 cm × 213.3 cm (114 in × 84 in); 2
Location	Private collection

Black Fire I is a 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.

Background

Black Fire I was sold to a private collector for $84.2 million ($84,165,000) on May 13, 2014, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, after a telephone bidding war, exceeding the estimations of $50 million made by the organizing house, Christie’s.

See also

• List of most expensive paintings

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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