Sheet with Figure Sketches: Youngster; Woman Reaching toward Man; Additional Studies

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image features a collection of abstract line drawings on a double-page layout. On the left page, there is a figure with exaggerated features and below it, another sketch of intertwined lines suggesting a human form. On the right page, there are three smaller panels each containing abstract shapes and lines. The top panel resembles a fragment of a setting, the middle panel has dense vertical and diagonal lines, and the bottom panel displays abstract shapes and lines. The composition is done in a minimalist style with thin, fluid lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    (drawing)

  • 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

    1986.56.74

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64595756

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