Vibrations of Aurora

1944

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil and chalk on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 69.2 x 99.1 cm (27 1/4 x 39 in.)
    framed: 74.5 x 104 x 6 cm (29 5/16 x 40 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.71

  • 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

1945

  • Mark Rothko Paintings, Art of this Century, New York, 1945, no. 12.

1983

  • Mark Rothko: Subjects, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1983-1984, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1999

  • The Surrealists in Exile and the Origin of the New York School, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg, 1999-2000, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

1945

  • Riley, Maude. "The Mythical Rothko and His Myths." Art Digest 19 (15 January 1945): 15.

1989

  • Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, 1989: pl. 3.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 298, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 246, repro.

Inscriptions

center left reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193595

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