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Vir Heroicus Sublimis
Vir Heroicus Sublimis is a painting by Barnett Newman, an American painter who was a key part of the abstract expressionist movement. "Vir Heroicus Sublimis"—"Man, Heroic and Sublime" in Latin—attempts to evoke a reaction from its viewers because of its overwhelming scale (his largest canvas yet at the time he released it) and saturated color. The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. 
Newman and chromatic abstraction.
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in an attempt to make a large impact on viewers. As art historian Beth Harris put it, the painting produces in the viewer a feeling of being drawn and overcome by it. "Vir Heroicus Sublimis" was his largest attempt yet at the time he released it, at 7’ 11⅜" tall by 17’ 9¼" wide. Like his other works, "Vir Heroicus Sublimis" consists of a single, slightly modulated color field separated by vertical, narrow bands called "zips". Newman explained that the function