Untitled (still life) [obverse]

c. 1938

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.2 x 71.5 cm (20 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.117.a

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Associated Artworks

Untitled (nude) [reverse]

Mark Rothko

1937

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: 285, repro. ("still life" identified as verso and "nude" identified as recto).

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 124 and no. 142, repros. (no. 124 incorrectly numbered 1986.43.117.a [should be '.b'] and no. 142 incorrectly numbered 1986.43.117.b [should be '.a']).

Inscriptions

upper left: Mark Rothko

Wikidata ID

Q20193184

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