Untitled (three women and a child with mannequins), 1936/1937

East Building, Tower Level — Gallery 615-A

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 91.3 x 71.5 cm (35 15/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

framed: 105.9 x 86.8 x 8.6 cm (41 11/16 x 34 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

1986.43.24

Artists / Makers

Mark Rothko (painter) American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

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Copyright

Inscription

lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

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

Rothko Foundation, Inc., Mark, The

Exhibition History

1993: Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994.

1995: Extended loan for use by Secretary Robert Rubin, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996.

2012: Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2012, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1978: Carter, Malcom N. "Art, Money, and the Troubles of Mark Rothko." Horizon 21 (1978): 26, repro.

1983: Ashton, Dore. About Rothko. New York, 1983: 29, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 284, repro.

1998: Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 98, repro.