Untitled (bending female nude)

1933/1934

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image depicts a person in a crouched position with their hands near their feet. The individual's face is turned away, and their body is detailed with warm, reddish tones and bold strokes. The person has dark, short hair and is unclothed. The background consists of soft, abstracted colors with a textured tan backdrop. A curved blue form near the person's back creates contrast in the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on construction paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44.77 × 30.32 cm (17 5/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.565

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2023

  • Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 2023-2024, no. 5, repro.

Bibliography

2023

  • Greenhalgh, Adam.Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Oslo, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q64596472

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