Woman Reading

c. 1933

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image shows a person sitting sideways. They have short dark hair and facial features including slightly closed eyes, a prominent nose, and full lips with a relaxed expression. They wear brown and white clothing and hold a white rectangular object. The background has tones of green and brown, complementing the person's attire and the surface they sit on.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60.7 x 71.2 cm (23 7/8 x 28 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.98

  • 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

1934

  • Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by Brooklyn and Long Island Artists, Brooklyn Museum, 1934, no. 143, as by M. Rothkowitz.

2009

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2009-2016.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 278, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 40, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20192939

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