Black Fire I is an oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.[1][2]
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| Artist | Barnett Newman |
| Year | 1961 (1961) |
| Dimensions | 289.5 x 213.3 cm cm (114 x 84 in. in) |
| Location | private collection |
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.
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