At Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday night, Barnett Newman's "Onement VI" fetched a record $43.8 million for the artist. The auction was seen as a qualified success, as the total haul ...

A painting by New York abstract artist Barnett Newman sold for a record $43.8 million at Sotheby's last night. Onement Vi, a 8.5ft by 10ft dark blue canvas with Newman's distinctive 'zip' running ...

A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby’s had expected “Onement VI,” an abstract work in dark blue ...

The top-selling work of the evening was also the world auction record for artist Barnett Newman, who died in 1970. His previous record-selling painting was "Onement VI," which sold last year at ...

Sotheby's said on Tuesday the record price for Onement VI, includes the buyer's premium. The painting is the last of six in Newman's Onement series. They're characterised by what's called the zip ...

Allen sold the above 1953 abstract painting by American abstract artist Barnett Newman at Sotheby’s ... In the latest auction for “Onement VI,” an anonymous bidder from Italy purchased ...

Sotheby's said on Tuesday the record price for Onement VI includes the buyer's premium. A visitor walks past Barnett Newman's Onement VI during a Sotheby's preview in New York.Credit: Reuters The ...

Barnett Newman is well worth $43.8m ... is the $43.8m paid for his Onement VI. If you are going to buy a Newman, this is the kind of Newman you should buy: a powerful example of his ineffable ...

Sotheby's said on Tuesday the record price for Onement VI, includes the buyer's premium. The painting is the last of six in Newman's Onement series. They're characterised by what's called the zip ...