Red Band
1955
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
pigmented hide glue and oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 204.2 x 171.7 cm (80 3/8 x 67 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.155
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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
1994
Loan for display with permanent collection, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, 1994-1995.
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. 18, repro.
2009
Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009-2012.
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. 33, repro.
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 319, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 530, repro.
Inscriptions
upper center reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1955; lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20194809