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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: 48.6 x 63.8 cm (19 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.87

  • 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

1997

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Felix Rohatyn, U.S. Embassy residence, Paris, 1997-2000.

2006

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C., 2006-2008.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 303, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 255, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left reverse, sideways: 1945 / MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193752

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