Phalanx of the Mind
1945
Mark Rothko
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
 
        Artwork overview
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            Mediumoil on canvas 
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            Credit Line
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            Dimensionsoverall: 137.9 x 90.8 cm (54 5/16 x 35 3/4 in.) 
 framed: 142.4 x 95.3 x 5.9 cm (56 1/16 x 37 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.)
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            Accession Number1986.43.6 
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            CopyrightCopyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko 
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; consigned 1970 to (Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); transferred 1977 back to the artist's estate;[1] transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.
[1] For a detailed discussion of the transactions surrounding the Rothko estate see Lee Seldes, Legacy of Mark Rothko, New York, 1978.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1946
- Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1946, no cat. (shown only in San Francisco). 
1947
- Mark Rothko: Recent Paintings, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, 1947, checklist no. 11. 
1978
- Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978-1979, no. 33, repro. 
1990
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA Natonal Lending Service exhibition), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990-1991. 
1991
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA Natonal Lending Service exhibition), Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, New York, 1991. 
1992
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA Natonal Lending Service exhibition), Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, 1992. 
1993
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, March-May 1993. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January-February 1993. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Salina Art Center, Kansas, August-October 1993. 
1994
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, Indiana, April-May 1994. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Wallach Art Gallery, New York, NY, February-March 1994. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, Wisconsin, June-July 1994. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond, Virginia, August-September 1994. 
1995
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, January-February 1995. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), San Diego Musuem of Art, March-May 1995. 
1996
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, September-October 1996. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, June-August 1996. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Palm Springs Desert Museum, California, 1996-1997. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), The Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, January-March 1996. 
1997
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California, June-September 1997. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, January-March 1997. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Midland Center for the Arts, Michigan, September-November 1997. 
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, April-June 1997. 
1998
- Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1998. 
1999
- Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Musee d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1999, no. 13 (Paris cat.), repro. (shown only in Paris). 
2012
- Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2012, no catalogue. 
2013
- Mark Rothko: Paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie [National Museum], Warsaw, 2013, unnumbered catalogue, repro. 
2014
- Mark Rothko: Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea, 2014-2015, unnumbered catalogue, repro. 
2015
- Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 9, repro. 
Bibliography
1947
- Collier, Oscar. "Mark Rothko." The New Iconograph 4 (1947): 42, repro. 
1982
- Rose, Barbara. Miro in America. Exh. cat. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982: 24, repro. 
1983
- Seitz, William C. Abstract Expressionist Painting in America. Rev. ed. of 1955 Ph.D. dissertation. Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, 1983: no. 211, repro. 
1990
- Rexroat, Dee Ann. "National Rothko Exhibit Debuts in Cedar Rapids." Cedar Rapids Gazette (1990): 2W, repro. 
1991
- Patterson, Tom. "Stages: Exhibition Traces Development of Rothko's Art." Winston-Salem Journal (1991): C3. 
1992
- American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 301, repro. 
1998
- Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 261, repro. 
Inscriptions
lower right: MARK ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20193653 
   
   
    