Untitled (three women and a child with mannequins)

1936/1937

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

This painting shows a group of people in an interior setting. The central person is a child wearing a yellow coat and a red and white striped cap, flanked by two adults. The adult on the left wears a dark coat and a large brown scarf, while the adult on the right wears a light-colored coat with red accents. Their facial features are minimal, and they have skin in shades of pale blue and pink. In the background, there are more people and blurred buildings, suggesting an urban environment in shades of brown and gray.
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On View

East Building Tower Level, Gallery E615

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.24

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 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

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.

Inscriptions

lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193062

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