Twelfth Station, 1965

Inscription

lower right: Barnett Newman 1965

Provenance

Estate of the artist; purchased 1986 by NGA with funds provided by Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, Phoenix, Maryland.

Exhibition History

1966

Barnett Newman: The Stations of the Cross--Lema Sabachthani, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1966.

1971

Barnett Newman, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Tate Gallery, London; Grand Palais, Paris, 1971-1972, no. 57 (New York catalogue only), repro. in Paris catalogue (shown only in New York).

1978

American Art at Mid-Century: The Subjects of the Artist, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 12 (of checklist for The Stations of the Cross), fig. 15.

1980

Zeichen des Glaubens - Geist der Avantgarde. Religiöse Tendenzen in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Schloss Charlottenburg, Grosse Orangerie, Berlin, 1980, no. 148, repro.

1996

The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: 1945 to 1995, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1996, no. 121, color repro.

2002

Barnett Newman, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Tate Modern, London, 2002-2003, pl. 84.

2012

In The Tower: Barnett Newman, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012-2013, unnumbered brochure, fig. 3.

2014

Modernism from the National Gallery of Art: The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, 2014, pl. 12.

2015

Barnett Newman: The Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani, Miho Museum, Koga City, 2015, unnumbered catalogue, pl. 12.

Bibliography

1966

Barker, Walter. "The Passion Without the Image." St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12 June 1966: 5C, repro.

1966

Berkson, William. "In the Museums, Recent Exhibitions: Barnett Newman." Arts Magazine 8 (June 1966): 44

1966

Newman, Barnett. "The 14 Stations of the Cross, 1958-1966." Art News 65 (1966): 27, repro.

1969

Dillenberger, Jane. Secular Art with Sacred Themes. New York, 1969:99-116

1969

Hess, Thomas B. Barnett Newman. New York, 1969:58, 61-64

1971

Alloway, Lawrence. "Color, Culture, The Stations: Notes on Barnett Newman Memorial Exhibition." Artforum 4 (December 1971):31-39

1977

Dillenberger, Jane and John Dillenberger. Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth Century Art. Exh. cat., Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1977:102-105

1978

Rosenberg, Harold. Barnett Newman. New York, 1978:161, repro.

1989

Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: 90 (accession number given incorrectly as 1985.65.1-15).

1990

Dillenberger, Jane. "Appearance and Disappearance of God in Western Art," in Image and Spirit in Sacred and Secular Art. New York, 1990: 104-107, repro.

1990

O'Neill, John P., ed. "A Conversation: Barnett Newman and Thomas B. Hess [1966]," in Barnett Newman: Selected Writings and Interviews. New York, 1990:273-286

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 247, repro.

1995

Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995:106, repro.

1996

The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: 1945 to 1995. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996: no. 121.

2004

Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 440-441, 447, no. 373, color repros.

2017

Kennicott, Philip. "'Stations of the Cross' Draws Pilgrims to the National Gallery. Washington Post 140, no. 132 (April 16, 2017): E9, color fig.

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