Untitled (Harvard Mural sketch)
1962
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 206.4 x 186.1 cm (81 1/4 x 73 1/4 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.172
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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
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. 734, repro.
Inscriptions
upper left reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1959; on lower strainer member: M[?] S[?]K #1 1962
Wikidata ID
Q20195884