Untitled

1940/1941

Mark Rothko

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

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On View

East Building Tower Level, Gallery 615-A

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.8 x 70.8 cm (20 x 27 7/8 in.)
    framed: 60.2 x 80 x 6.8 cm (23 11/16 x 31 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.32

  • 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

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 292, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 183, repro.

Inscriptions

center left reverse, sideways: M.ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193268

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