The Station of the Cross – Eleventh Station (1965) by Barnett Newman

The Station of the Cross - Eleventh Station - Barnett Newman - 1965

Artwork Information

TitleThe Station of the Cross - Eleventh Station
ArtistBarnett Newman
Date1965
Art MovementColor Field Painting

About The Station of the Cross - Eleventh Station

“The Station of the Cross – Eleventh Station,” created by Barnett Newman in 1965, belongs to the Color Field Painting movement and is characterized as an abstract artwork. The painting is representative of the minimalistic and meditative quality that defines Newman’s oeuvre within this particular art movement.

The artwork is predominantly an expanse of white, bisected by two closely spaced, parallel vertical lines on the right side of the canvas. These lines interrupt the otherwise serene, uninterrupted field of white. This composition reflects Newman’s signature style, wherein the emphasis is placed on the purity of color and the power of simple, geometric forms. The lines in the painting evoke a sense of solemnity and introspection, consistent with the piece’s title, which references a segment of the religious narrative in the Stations of the Cross.

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