Untitled

1961

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image displays three horizontal rectangles arranged vertically. They are surrounded by a dark, shadowy wash, creating an abstract composition. The rectangles have soft outlines, floating among blurred shadings. The interplay of light and dark tones adds depth and dimension to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink and wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.94 x 21.59 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.56.641

  • 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 NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • "Mark Rothko: Works on Paper", National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 6 May - 5 August 1984, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 3 November 1984 - 6 January 1985; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 3 May - 16 June 1985; Milwaukee Art Museum, 22 November 1985 - 12 January 1986; Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 9 February - 6 April 1986; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 8 May - 29 June 1986; Fort Worth Art Museum, 21 September - 9 November 1986.

1998

  • Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1998-1999, no. 89 (NGA/WMAA cat.), repro. (shown only in Washington and New York).

2000

  • "Mark Rothko: A Consummated Experience Between Picture and Onlooker", Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona; Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 2000-2001, cat. 92.

Bibliography

1984

  • Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. American Federation of Arts touring exhibition. New York, 1984: no. 62.

1998

  • Weiss, Jeffrey, ed. Mark Rothko. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998: no. 89.

Wikidata ID

Q64596570

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