No. 10

1948

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

This painting depicts large, indistinct, amorphous shapes with blurred edges in an abstract design. A dark rectangular block is at the bottom, with scattered irregular shapes above it. Near the top is another large dark shape, and it has two patches of vivid yellow green within it. The background is tan, with streaks of gray between the different shapes.
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On View

East Building Tower Level, Gallery E615

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 164.2 x 108 cm (64 5/8 x 42 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.136

  • 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

1961

  • Mark Rothko, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1961, not in catalogue.

1983

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

2010

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

2012

  • Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940-1950, Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina; Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; Denver Art Museum; The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 2012-2014, no. 42, repro.

2014

  • Mark Rothko: Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea, 2014-2015, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2015

  • Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 19, repro.

Bibliography

1983

  • Fox, Catherine. "Rothko Abstracts Evoke Emotions on Large Scale." Atlanta Journal (1983): 1H, repro.

1984

  • "Mark Rothko: Subjects." Art Papers 8 (1984): 13, repro.

1989

  • Chave, Anna C. "Mark Rothko - Subjects in Abstraction." Art and Design 5 (1989): 42, repro.

  • Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, 1989: pl. 5, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 312, repro.

1993

  • Zanetti, Paolo Serra. "Rothko o la tragedia di un solitario." Arte 23 (1993): 52, repro.

1996

  • Engelhard, Gunther. "Abstraktion: Mark Rothko." Art: das Kunstmagazin 7 (1996): 16, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 385, repro.

Inscriptions

upper right reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1948; on former horizontal crossbar member: #10 1947

Wikidata ID

Q20194176

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