Untitled (Seagram Mural sketch)
1958
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 266.1 x 252.4 cm (104 3/4 x 99 3/8 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.170
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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
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. 78 (NGA/WMAA cat.) and no. 44 (Paris cat.), repro.
2003
Mark Rothko: The Mural Projects, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2003-2005.
2012
Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2012, no catalogue.
The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection, The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades; Cleveland Museum of Art; Musée des beaux-arts du Québec, 2012-2013, no. 43, repro. (shown only in Cleveland).
2019
Mark Rothko [German title: Mark Rothko: Dramaturg der Form], Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, 2019, no. 29, repro.
Bibliography
1989
Kellein, Thomas. Mark Rothko: Kaaba in New York. Exh. cat. Kunsthalle, Basel, 1989: 64, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 322, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 640, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1958
Wikidata ID
Q20195177