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Head and Shoulders of a Woman with Short Hair

Mark Rothko

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Mark Rothko

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

The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body in a seated, half-turned position. The figure has bold facial features with wide eyes, prominent eyebrows, and curly/wavy hair. The clothing is lightly outlined with abstract lines indicating textures and folds. The background is a plain surface with subtle marks of color. There are no visible accessories or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number

1986.56.199
Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64595996

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