Untitled

1969

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

This painting shows two large, dark red rectangular shapes against a vivid orange background. The rectangles are horizontal and take up most of the painting, with one on the top and one on the bottom. Between them is a horizontal line of orange that is slightly darker than the background color. These shapes all have rough edges. The thick brushstrokes are visible, especially in the red rectangles, creating slight variations in color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    acrylic and ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 127 × 107 cm (50 × 42 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.275

  • 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. 78.

1987

  • Mark Rothko 1903-1970, Tate Gallery, London, 1987, no. 92.

1995

  • Mark Rothko, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba-ken; Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; Nagoya City Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1995-1996, no. 51, repro.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing: Works on Paper from Degas to LeWitt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2001-2002, no. 115.

2023

  • Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024, no. 74, repro.

Bibliography

1984

  • Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. American Federation of Arts touring exhibition. New York, 1984: cat.no.78.

1994

  • Charyn, Jerome. New York Chronique D'Une Ville Sauvage. Paris, 1994: 61

1995

  • "Mark Rothko". Exh. cat. Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba-ken; Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; Nagoya City Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1995-1996: no. 51.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 115.

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. 74.

Inscriptions

Verso in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q64595578

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