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Two Figures Seated on the Beach

Mark Rothko

Associated Names

Mark Rothko

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

The image shows two people at the beach. One person is crouching or seated with their head covered by their arms, wearing a dark swimsuit. The other person is reclined in a blue-striped beach chair with short, dark hair and wearing a lighter-colored swimsuit. The background features a beach scene with sand, a blue sky, and possibly water in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

(drawing)
Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number

1986.56.601
Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64596514

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