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Inscription

upper center reverse: Mark Rothko / 22 W 52 / The Omen / $100; lower right reverse, sideways: MARK ROTHKO / 1943

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.

Exhibition History
1943
Small in Size, Gallery of Modern Art, New York, 1943, no cat.
1978
Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978, no. 27.
1993
Extended loan for use by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1993-
Bibliography
1988
Polcari, Steven. "Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition." Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (1988): 44, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 293, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 216, repro.
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