Untitled (still life with vase and two statues)

1937/1938

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on linen

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.1 x 76.4 cm (20 1/8 x 30 1/16 in.)
    framed: 66.2 x 91.9 x 8.6 cm (26 1/16 x 36 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.114

  • 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

1992

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Adrian Basora, U.S. Embassy residence, Prague, Czech Republic, 1992-1995.

2012

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2012-2014.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 290, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 134, repro.

Inscriptions

center left reverse, sideways: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193137

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