“The image we produce is the self evident one of revelation..that can be understood by anyone who will look at it without the nostalgic glasses of history” -Barnett Newman

Newman also worked in ceramics - mostly sculpture. He considered this work secondary to his painting, and once quipped, “Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting.” This 7” x 7” white stoneware vase is decorated using a coloured slip transfer technique with Newman’s characteristic carved sgraffito “zips”. Though his painting “Onement VI” set a record at $43.8 million at a recent Sotheby’s auction, his ceramic work is valued more in the $100,000 range. This vase has been estimated at 90,000.
Expressionist Platter
“Man's first expression, like his first dream, was an aesthetic one. Speech was a poetic outcry rather than a demand for communication.” -Barnett Newman

This 14” x 3” white white stoneware platter is decorated using a dry brushed coloured slip technique with Newman’s characteristic carved sgraffito “zips”. Newman is known for his use of vibrant colours, but also explored black and white tonal work with more obvious black brush marks against a white ground. This platter exemplifies this period. Though his painting “Onement VI” set a record at $43.8 million at a recent Sotheby’s auction, his ceramic work is valued more in the $100,000 range. This platter has been estimated at $110,000.

Vase $90,000, Platter $110,000

Barnett Newman

1952

I love the colour and texture and line work of Barnett Newmann. Vase price:$85.00; Platter price

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