Woman Curled Up in Chair, Reading

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The sketch shows a woman sitting and leaning slightly forward while holding an open book. She has a straight, composed expression. Her long hair falls over her shoulder and down her back. She is wearing a loosely sketched top that covers her upper body. The environment is suggested by simple lines, indicating a chair beneath her. No additional objects are visible in the plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.7 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.4

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 98W

Wikidata ID

Q64595615

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