Olympian Play

1943/1944

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: 49.9 x 70.1 cm (19 5/8 x 27 5/8 in.)
    framed: 59.2 x 78.9 x 6.8 cm (23 5/16 x 31 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.72

  • 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

1946

  • Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Fransisco Museum of Art, 1946, no cat.

2008

  • American Artists from the Russian Empire, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman; The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; State Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow; San Diego Museum of Art, 2008-2010, no. 96, repro.

2017

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 2017-2021.

Bibliography

1983

  • Ashton, Dore. About Rothko. New York, 1983: 88, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 296, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 228, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Mark Rothko; upper left reverse, sideways: MARK ROTHKO; upper left reverse: MARK ROTHKO / OLYMPIAN PLAY

Wikidata ID

Q20193451

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