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Untitled (Brown and gray)

1969

Mark Rothko

Associated Names

Mark Rothko

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

The image shows a large rectangular shape divided into two segments. The upper portion is a brown rectangle, while the lower portion is gray. The composition is minimalist with raw, textured surfaces.

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Artwork overview

Medium

acrylic on paper
Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number

1986.43.281
Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

Grunenberg, Christoph. Mark Rothko. Washington, D.C., 1991: 20-22, fig. 18.

2008

Borchardt-Hume, Achim. Rothko: The Late Series. Exh. cat. Tate Modern, London; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura, Japan. London, 2008, no catalogue numbers.

Wikidata ID

Q64595587

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