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Vir Heroicus Sublimis by Barnett Newman — VisualArtsDB

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Vir Heroicus Sublimis

1950

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 7' 11 3/8" x 17' 9 1/4" (242.2 x 541.7 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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