Untitled (Seagram Mural sketch)
1959
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil and mixed media on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 182.6 x 450.2 cm (71 7/8 x 177 1/4 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.156
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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
2012
The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection, The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades; Cleveland Museum of Art; Musée des beaux-arts du Québec, 2012-2013, no. 46, repro. (shown only in Cleveland).
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. 45, repro.
Bibliography
1988
Mark Rothko: The Seagram Mural Project. Exh. cat. The Tate Gallery, London, 1988.
1989
Kellein, Thomas. Mark Rothko: Kaaba in New York. Exh. cat. Kunsthalle, Basel, 1989: 79, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 322, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 651, repro.
Inscriptions
upper left reverse: MARK ROTHKO
Wikidata ID
Q20195389