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Vast field of red interrupted by five vertical "zips" of varying widths and colors, demanding close viewing that fills the entire visual field.
Significance
Newman's monumental assertion that abstract art could achieve the sublime. The title ("Man, Heroic and Sublime") proclaims painting's spiritual ambitions.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
242.2 cm × 541.7 cm
Location
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA