Untitled

1948

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: 76.1 x 93.7 cm (29 15/16 x 36 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.78

  • 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

1989

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Oakland Museum, California, 1989-

  • Extended loan for display with the musem's permanent collection, 1989-2002.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 315, repro. (repro. is incorrectly oriented, showing top of painting as left side, and dimensions are reversed).

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 387, repro.

Inscriptions

upper center reverse: MARK ROTHKO; center right reverse, sideways: 1946-47 / MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20194234

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