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Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image displays swirling lines and shapes intersecting across a textured background. The lines and forms suggest spirals, waves, and arcs, without a clearly defined subject. Prominent red and blue lines contrast with an earthy backdrop, conveying dynamic motion. The familiar shapes and colors evoke dreamlike or surreal landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 69.2 x 52.3 cm (27 1/4 x 20 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.235.a

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Associated Artworks

The image features abstract shapes and lines, with prominent zigzagging and curving lines intersecting with soft, blurred patches of color. The use of abstract art elements suggests forms such as a silhouette of a human figure and the curvature of a landscape, with central lines resembling a path or dividing line. A bold, curved red line swoops horizontally, while a half-circle black shape at the right is present. Speckles of black and red dots scatter across grayed areas.

Untitled

Mark Rothko

1945

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2023

  • Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024, no repro.

Bibliography

2023

  • Greenhalgh, Adam.Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024.

Inscriptions

lower left in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q64595528

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