Untitled (seated female nude)

1933/1934

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image depicts a person seated with arms resting on their knees, head slightly bowed forward, with dark shoulder-length hair. The figure is unclothed and rendered in rich red hues, set against a background of abstract patches and swirls of brown, purple, and blue colors. No objects or jewelry are present in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on construction paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.56 × 26.51 cm (14 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.495

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

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. 6, 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, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 6.

Inscriptions

lower left in white paint: M. Rothkowitz / M. Rothkowitz

Wikidata ID

Q64596384

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