Man Smoking

1933

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image is a painted portrait of a person standing. The person is facing to the right, with their head slightly lowered and turned towards their left shoulder. They have long, dark hair, soft facial features, and greenish skin. The person is wearing a loosely draped, brownish garment and is standing on a solid red background. There are no accessories or objects being held by the individual.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 81.2 x 60.6 cm (31 15/16 x 23 7/8 in.)
    framed: 89.9 x 69.9 x 6.7 cm (35 3/8 x 27 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.39

  • 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

1933

  • Exhibition of Oils, Water-colors, Drawings by Marcus Rothkowitz, Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, 1933, no. 10.

Bibliography

1935

  • Schwartz, Jane. "Around the Galleries." Art News 32 (1935): 16, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 274, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 37, repro.

Inscriptions

lower center reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20192908

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