Lot 546
546
Property from the Estate of GERALD S. ELLIOTT
BARNETT NEWMAN (1905-1970)

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BARNETT NEWMAN (1905-1970)

Note IX - State III, from Notes (Sparks 33)

etching and aquatint, 1968, on wove paper, titled, and dated, inscribed 'H.C' and numbered 3/4 (the edition was 7 plus 2 artist's proofs), signed in pencil and dated 'October 17, 1978' by Annalee G. Newman, the artist's wife, on the reverse (as issued), with the artist's estate stamp and the ULAE blindstamp, with full margins, in excellent condition, framed
S. 19 7/8 x 14 1/8in. (505 x 360mm.)

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Gift of the artist's widow (inscribed 'Nov. 9, '79/For Gerald/with love/Annalee Newman' on the back board of the frame.)
Nots was Barnett Newman's first experience with intaglio printmaking. The editions were unsigned at his death and were all signed and inscribed, as here, by his widow ten years after they were produced.