Untitled (Study for Seagram Murals)

1958/1959

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image features rectangular shapes in varying sizes and colors arranged horizontally. The leftmost rectangle shows dark and purple hues surrounding a bright center. In the center, a large red rectangle is bordered by lighter and darker shades. On the right, a textured rectangle in lighter shades with yellow and purple hues merges into the background. The composition creates an abstract landscape with indistinct portals or frames.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache and watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 10.7 x 42.9 cm (4 3/16 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.635

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art (May 6 - August 5, 1984); American Federation of Arts, NY: traveled to Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; Milwaukee Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Saint Louis Art Museum; Fort Worth Art Museum (1984-1986)

2000

  • "Mark Rothko: A Consummated Experience Between Picture and Onlooker", Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1984

  • Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. American Federation of Arts touring exhibition. New York, 1984: cat.no.44.

1995

  • The "Odyssey Landscapes" Reconsidered. Exh. cat. The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, 1995: 13, ill. 7.

2008

  • Borchardt-Hume, Achim. Rothko: The Late Series. Exh. cat. Tate Modern, London; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura, Japan. London, 2008, no catalogue numbers.

Wikidata ID

Q64596561

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