(Some of) Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani is a series of 14 black and white paintings that many consider to be the pinnacle of Barnett Newman’s artistic achievement. Each canvas measures about 78 x 60 inches, an imposing but not overwhelming size that Newman called “a human scale for the human cry.” Newman painted the Stations over the course of eight years using a palette of only black, raw canvas, and white.
Philadelphia Museum of Art website: philamuseum.org
DeYoung Museum, San Francisco