The American artist Barnett Newman (1905 1970) was a prominent Abstract Expressionist. The Kunstmuseums Basel s Kupferstichkabinett (prints department) owns Newman s entire oeuvre of prints, and, as of 2014, important drawings. The color drawings from 1944/45 are surprising in their playfulness. The ensuing drawings in black ink and brush paved the way for the second phase of drawings from 1959/60. Questions about Series and proportion are dealt with in the prints, which Newman began making in 1961. This is the first publication to provide an overview of the artist s entire oeuvre of prints.