Untitled (man and woman holding hands), 1936/1937

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 81.5 x 60.9 cm (32 1/16 x 24 in.)

framed: 96.7 x 76.5 x 8.7 cm (38 1/16 x 30 1/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

1986.43.42

Artists / Makers

Mark Rothko (painter) American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

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Copyright

Inscription

lower right: Rothkowitz; lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Provenance

The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; consigned 1970 to (Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); transferred 1977 back to the artist's estate;[1] transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.

[1] For a detailed discussion of the transactions surrounding the Rothko estate see Lee Seldes, Legacy of Mark Rothko, New York, 1978.

Associated Names

Rothko Foundation, Inc., Mark, The

Exhibition History

1992: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Adrian Basora, U.S. Embassy residence, Prague, Czech Republic, 1992-1995.

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 281, repro.

1998: Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 95, repro.