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Half-Length Study of a Woman, Arms Raised to Head

Mark Rothko

Associated Names

Mark Rothko

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

The image is a sketch of a person's upper body, emphasizing their head and shoulders. The person appears to be lying down with arms bent at the elbows and hands near or behind their head. The sketch shows facial features with light strokes, including eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is short and neat. The sketch does not include details of clothing, objects, or jewelry. The background is plain, consisting of sketch paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number

1986.56.59
Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64595734

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