Untitled (Harvard Mural sketch)
1962
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 175.6 x 142.6 cm (69 1/8 x 56 1/8 in.)
framed: 181 x 148.3 x 7 cm (71 1/4 x 58 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1986.43.149
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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
1971
Mark Rothko, Kunsthaus Zurich; Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; Museum Roymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1971-1972, no. 53, repro.
1989
Rothko Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1989, no cat.
1991
Loan for display with permanent collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1991-2003.
2012
Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2012, no catalogue.
2014
Mark Rothko: Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea, 2014-2015, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
2015
Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 47, repro.
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 325, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 732, repro.
Inscriptions
on vertical crossbar member reverse: 1962 / sketch / for / Mural / H; on horizontal crossbar member reverse, inverted: MR.
Wikidata ID
Q20195849