Minna [or] The Blue Dress
c. 1932
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on linen
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 75.3 x 50 cm (29 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.99
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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
1933
An Exhibition of Oils, Water-colors, Drawings by Marcus Rothkowitz, Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, 1933, no. 7.
Bibliography
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 20, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: M.Rothkowitz; upper left reverse, sideways: Rothkowitz / $25 / "Minna"; lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20192892