Untitled

1945/1946

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: 79.7 x 100.7 cm (31 3/8 x 39 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.68

  • 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

1947

  • Possibly Mark Rothko: Recent Paintings, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, 1947, no. 4, as Gesture.

2010

  • In the Tower: Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, unnumbered brochure, as Gesture (?).

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 304, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 288, repro., as Gesture [?] {Untitled}.

Inscriptions

lower right: MARK ROTHKO; lower left reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193705

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