Untitled
1945/1946
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 54.8 x 65.1 cm (21 9/16 x 25 5/8 in.)
framed: 63.8 x 74.3 x 6.8 cm (25 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.) -
Accession
1986.43.102
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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
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 306, repro. (reproduction is incorrectly inverted, showing top of painting as the bottom).
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 292, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right reverse: M. ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20193775