Untitled

c. 1948

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image shows a collection of blurred and overlapping shapes in various shades of orange, yellow, and green, with some black lines and smudges creating abstract forms. The composition consists of large areas of color suggesting a sunset sky or sandy landscape, along with sporadic black marks and lighter streaks that may evoke impressions of birds or distant mountains.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on watercolor paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 101.6 × 68.74 cm (40 × 27 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.256

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Milwaukee Art Museum; Portland Art Museum, OR; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Saint Louis Art Museum; Fort Worth Art Museum, 1984-1986, no. 20.

2023

  • Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024, no. 46, repro.

Bibliography

1984

  • Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. American Federation of Arts touring exhibition. New York, 1984: cat.no.20.

2023

  • Greenhalgh, Adam.Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Oslo, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 46.

Inscriptions

Verso in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO

Watermarks

Whatman 1942: HANDMADE J WHATMAN 1942 ENGLAND

Wikidata ID

Q64595556

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