No. 5

1964

Mark Rothko

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

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 206.2 x 195.7 cm (81 3/16 x 77 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.43.133

  • 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

  • Mito Annual '93: Another World, Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery, Mito, Japan, 1992-1993, no. 3, repro.

1995

  • Mark Rothko, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba-ken; Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; Nagoya City Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1995-1996, no. 44, repro.

1996

  • Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, The Menil Collection, Houston, 1996-1997, no. 14.

1998

  • Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1998-1999, no. 99 (NGA/WMAA cat.) and no. 58 (Paris cat.), repro.

2006

  • Black Paintings, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2006-2007, no. 46, repro.

2010

  • In the Tower: Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011, unnumbered brochure.

2018

  • Minimalism: Space, Light, Object, National Gallery Singapore, 2018-2019, no. 3.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 326, repro.

1993

  • Hiromoto, Nobuyuki. Mark Rothko. Tokyo, 1993: no. 63, repro.

1995

  • Mark Rothko. Exh. cat. Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba-ken; Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; Nagoya City Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1995-1996: no. 44.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 778, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1964; on upper horizontal crossbar member: 1964 #5; on lower horizontal crossbar member: M. Rothko

Wikidata ID

Q46637595

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