Untitled (Sketch for Harvard Mural)

c. 1961

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image displays thin, elongated lines and simple shapes like rectangles and arcs arranged in an abstract composition. The lines are mainly vertical with some curved and irregular segments creating a loose resemblance to doorways or frames. At the top, the lines overlap in a more complex manner, similar to outlines of architectural structures, while the rest of the image remains minimalistic. The overall effect is abstract, suggesting familiar shapes without clear representation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink and watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 21.7 cm (11 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.322

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist, 1970; The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York, 1979; gift to the NGA, 1986

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Mark Rothko: A Consummated Experience Between Picture and Onlooker, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 2001, no. 86.

2014

  • Mark Rothko's Harvard Murals, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 2014-2015.

Wikidata ID

Q64596181

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