Seated Female Nude, Right Hand on Right Thigh, Frontal View

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image is a sketch of a nude figure seated, viewable from the knees upward. The person's posture shows one knee slightly bent and the other relaxed, with their left arm resting on their knee and the right arm hanging freely. The figure has short hair and a simplified facial structure with minimal detail. The figure is outlined with confident, loose strokes, emphasizing body contours. The background is plain paper without additional details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.7 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.362

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64596227

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