Untitled

1945

Mark Rothko

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

Mark Rothko

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99.7 x 69.8 cm (39 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)
    framed: 108.9 x 78.9 x 7 cm (42 7/8 x 31 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.63

  • 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

1946

  • Possibly Sixth Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by Members of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors and Guest Artists, Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, travelling exh. to 5 other venues, 1946-1947, no. 32, as Archaic Image.

1997

  • Extended loan for use by Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 302, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 275, repro., as Archaic Image [?] {Untitled}.

Inscriptions

lower right: MARK ROTHKO; upper right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193686

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