Untitled (brown and gray)

1969

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image shows two horizontal planes of color, separated by a soft, blurred line. The upper portion is a deep brown transitioning into a lighter brownish-gray below, giving the painting an abstract feel. The wide rectangles evoke a horizon line, with the darker brown potentially representing an overcast sky and the lighter section resembling the ground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2015

  • Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 57.

Bibliography

1984

  • Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. American Federation of Arts touring exhibition. New York, 1984: cat.no.71.

2015

  • Greene, Alison de Lima et al. Mark Rothko: An Essential Reader. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 57.

Wikidata ID

Q64595593

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