Black Fire I
{{Short description|Painting by Barnett Newman}}
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| artist = Barnett Newman
| year = {{start date|1961}}
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| medium = oil on canvas
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Black Fire I is a 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.{{cite web|title= Yahoo News|date= 14 May 2014|url= https://sg.news.yahoo.com/barnett-newman-painting-sells-auction-84-million-024414643.html|accessdate=June 9, 2014|ref=1}}{{cite web|title= Christie's|url= http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/barnett-newman-black-fire-i-5792532-details.aspx|accessdate=September 20, 2014|ref=2}}
Background
Black Fire I was sold to a private collector{{cite web|title= Black Fire I|url= http://funmozar.com/black-fire-i/|accessdate=December 10, 2014|ref=3}} for $84.2 million ($84,165,000) on May 13, 2014, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City,{{cite web|title= In The Saleroom: Barnett Newman's Black Fire I|url= http://www.christies.com/features/in-the-saleroom-barnett-newmans-black-fire-i-4651-3.aspx|accessdate=December 7, 2014|ref=4}} after a telephone bidding war, exceeding the estimations of $50 million made by the organizing house, Christie’s.
See also
References
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