The Proposal

1932/1933

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.8 x 40.7 cm (20 x 16 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.25

  • 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

1934

  • First One-Man Introductions: 1931-1934, Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, 1934: checklist no. 29.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 275, repro., as Untitled (two figures on a couch).

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 27, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: M.Rothkowitz; across center reverse, sideways: M.ROTHKOWITZ / 1000 Park Pl / Bklyn

Wikidata ID

Q20192899

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