Untitled

1952

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image displays two large rectangular color fields positioned horizontally, one above the other. The top block is in a rich red hue and the bottom block is deep green. Thin, dark transitional areas frame the color blocks softly with blurred and soft edges.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 75.2 x 166.4 cm (29 5/8 x 65 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.161

  • 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

1996

  • Loan to display with permanent collection, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Colombia, 1996-1997.

2012

  • Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Academy Art Museum, Easton, 2012, 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. 28, repro.

2020

  • Los irascibles: Pintores contra el museo. Nueva York, 1950 [The Irascibles: Painters Against the Museum. New York, 1950]. New York, 1950, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2020, no. 14, repro.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 318, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 470, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20194584

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