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Seated Woman, 1933

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Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 66.2 x 55.8 cm (26 1/16 x 21 15/16 in.)

framed: 79.7 x 69.4 x 10.6 cm (31 3/8 x 27 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

1986.43.101

Artists / Makers

Mark Rothko (painter) American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

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Inscription

lower left: Rothkowitz; center reverse, sideways: Rothkowitz; lower right reverse: MARK ROTHKO

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

Rothko Foundation, Inc., Mark, The

Exhibition History

1933: An Exhibition of Oils, Water-colors, Drawings by Marcus Rothkowitz, Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, 1933, no. 6.

1994: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Allen Blinken, U.S. Embassy residence, Brussels, Belgium, 1994-1998.

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 277, repro.

1998: Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 39, repro.

Seated Woman, 1933

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