Seated Female Nude Seen from Behind, Leaning Right with Head Resting in Arms

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image depicts a sketch of a nude person in a bent-over position. The drawing shows the body from the upper back to the lower legs, with the figure reclining on its side with a curved spine and one leg slightly bent. Facial features are not visible, and the focus is on the form of the body. The figure's hair is not prominently drawn. There are no clothes, jewelry, or objects present in the sketch, and the background is a plain, blank canvas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.6 x 27.9 cm (8 1/2 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.28

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #73(W)

Wikidata ID

Q64595654

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