Untitled

1969

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    acrylic on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 137.8 × 173.99 × 5.08 cm (54 1/4 × 68 1/2 × 2 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.165

  • 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

1985

  • Mark Rothko: The Dark Paintings 1969-70, The Pace Gallery, New York, 1985, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1994

  • New York: A Magnet for Artists, Toyko Metropolitan Art Museum, 1994, no. 122, repro.

1998

  • Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1998-1999, no. 67 (Paris cat.), repro. (shown only in Paris).

2008

  • Rothko: The Late Series, Tate Modern, London; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura-shi, Japan, 2008-2009, unnumbered checklist, repro. [London only]

2010

  • Monet y la Abstracción [Monet and Abstraction], Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2010, no. 11, repro.

2012

  • Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 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. 59, repro.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 328, repro.

1997

  • Richler, Martha. National Gallery of Art, Washington: A World of Art. London, 1997: 198, color fig. 14.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 823, repro.

Inscriptions

upper right reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1969

Wikidata ID

Q7897693

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