Black Fire I

Black Fire I is a 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.^[1][2]

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

Background

Black Fire I was sold to a private collector^[3] for $84.2 million ($84,165,000) on May 13, 2014, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City,^[4] 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