Seated Man Looking Down, Eyeglasses in Hand

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image depicts a sketch of a person's upper body. The person appears to be sitting, facing slightly upwards and away from the viewer, with one arm resting on their knee. The sketch features simple, bold lines for facial features including short hair, small eyes, and a minimal mouth. The clothing is loosely suggested with flowing lines, giving the impression of a bare torso with one arm wrapped around a bent knee. The background is plain with smudges and stains on the paper. The focus of the image is on the posture and gesture of the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.26

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: #67(W)

Wikidata ID

Q64595652

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