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Barnett Newman

1905 - 1970

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Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American painter. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters. His paintings explore the sense of place that viewers experience with art and incorporate the simplest forms to emphasize this feeling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barnett Newman is the 33rd most popular artist (up from 35th in 2019), the 2,058th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,714th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Artist.

Barnett Newman is most famous for his series of paintings called "The Stations of the Cross."

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Among artists, Barnett Newman ranks 33 out of 125. Before him are Émile Gallé, Onfim, Edward Burne-Jones, Ai Weiwei, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Bernt Notke. After him are Méret Oppenheim, William Wallace Denslow, John Heartfield, Ulay, André Charles Boulle, and Jeff Koons.

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Among people born in 1905, Barnett Newman ranks 69. Before him are Dolores del Río, Erika Mann, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Otto Preminger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Sebastian Shaw. After him are André Jolivet, Nikolai Tikhonov, Gareth Jones, Jigme Wangchuck, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, and Federica Montseny. Among people deceased in 1970, Barnett Newman ranks 62. Before him are Kiyoo Kanda, Jean Giono, Toshio Iwatani, Bjarni Benediktsson, Percy Spencer, and Elsa Triolet. After him are Tarjei Vesaas, Gyula Cseszneky, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, Elyesa Bazna, Zeki Velidi Togan, and Fritz Bayerlein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barnett Newman ranks 2,058 out of 20,380. Before him are Carol Gilligan (1936), Scarlett Johansson (1984), Billy Crystal (1948), Owen D. Young (1874), Bob Newhart (1929), and Saul Kripke (1940). After him are Wade Williams (1961), Rose Kennedy (1890), William Styron (1925), Paul Krugman (1953), Frederick Herzberg (1923), and Hiram Bingham III (1875).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Barnett Newman ranks 5. Before him are Andy Warhol (1928), Roy Lichtenstein (1923), Keith Haring (1958), and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960). After him are William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), Bill Viola (1951), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928).

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