Portrait

1936

Mark Rothko

Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 91.8 x 55.7 cm (36 1/8 x 21 15/16 in.)
    framed: 97.5 x 62.2 x 7.6 cm (38 3/8 x 24 1/2 x 3 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.44

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

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

Exhibition History

1936

  • Possibly Oil Paintings by "The Ten", Municipal Art Galleries, New York, 1936, checklist no. 62.

  • The Ten: 2nd Annual Exhibition, Montross Gallery, New York, 1936-1937, checklist no. 25.

1983

  • Mark Rothko: Subjects, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1983-1984, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2008

  • Face Forward: American Portraits from Sargent to the Present, Vero Beach Museum of Art, 2008, no cat.

Bibliography

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 81, repro.

Inscriptions

upper center reverse, sideways: Portrait / M.Rothkowitz; lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193047

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