The Bathers
1934
Artist, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor on construction paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 31.12 × 38.1 cm (12 1/4 × 15 in.)
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Accession
1986.43.198
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Copyright
Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
1935
The Eighth Biennial Exhibition of Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings by American and Foreign Artists, Brooklyn Museum, 1935, no. 305.
1978
Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978-1979, no. 5 (shown only at Guggenheim venue).
2023
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024, no. 17.
Inscriptions
lower right in white paint: M Rothko[witz]; verso in graphite: The Bathers / 100.00 / M Rothko
Wikidata ID
Q64595440