Untitled

1957

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

This painting depicts large, rectangular shapes in shades of blue and green. In the center of the painting, two dark green rectangles are separated by a horizontal band of bright blue. Around the green rectangles is a wide border of darker blue. The brushstrokes in are visible in the various colors, creating slight differences in shade.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 247.3 × 207.8 cm (97 3/8 × 81 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.141

  • 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

1990

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, 1990-1998.

2005

  • The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Museo de Arte Moderna, Mexico City; Hong Kong Museum of Art; Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, 2005-2006, brochures, no. 22, repro.

2010

  • Colorforms, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, no catalogue.

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. 38, repro.

2022

  • Monet / Rothko, Musée des impressionnismes Giverny, Giverny, 2022, no. 11, repro.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 320, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 582, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20194966

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