Onement I

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Onement I is an influential 1948 abstract painting by Barnett Newman, often cited as a pioneering work of Color Field painting and a key step in the development of Abstract Expressionism.

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Onement I canonical 2
Onement series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abstract Expressionist work
Color Field painting
abstract painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artHistoricalContext New York School
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Barnett Newman
creatorMovement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
creatorNationality American
creatorOccupation painter
depicts non-representational composition
followedBy Onement II
genre abstract art
hasInfluenced later Color Field painters
postwar American painting
hasPart vertical band or “zip”
inception 1948
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject color field and vertical line
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Color Field painting
notableFor importance in development of Abstract Expressionism
influence on Color Field painting
pioneering use of the vertical “zip” motif
series Onement I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Onement series
significance considered a breakthrough work for Barnett Newman
marks Newman's mature style based on zips
often cited as a key early example of Color Field painting
title Onement I self-link

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Barnett Newman notableWork Onement I
Onement I title Onement I self-link
Onement I series Onement I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Onement series