Untitled

1945

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: 29.5 x 39.9 cm (11 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.)
    framed: 34 x 44.6 x 5.2 cm (13 3/8 x 17 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.125

  • 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: 299, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 259, repro. (orientation of painting disputed; this publication reproduces the painting differently from 1992 NGA summary catalogue, showing top of 1992 reproduction as bottom).

Inscriptions

center reverse, inverted: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20193790

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