Untitled (reclining nude)
1937/1938
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 60.9 x 45.6 cm (24 x 17 15/16 in.)
framed: 70.8 x 54.9 x 6.7 cm (27 7/8 x 21 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.) -
Accession
1986.43.50
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Copyright
Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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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
2010
In the Tower: Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, unnumbered brochure.
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 282, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 120, repro.
Inscriptions
lower center reverse: MARK ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20193128