Conversation
c. 1932
Artist, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on linen
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
painted surface: 27.9 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.)
support: 33.2 x 28.7 cm (13 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.) -
Accession
1986.56.652
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Copyright
Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1933
An Exhibition of Oils, Water-colors, Drawings by Marcus Rothkowitz. Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, 1933: cat. no. 13.
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 273, repro.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 23, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: M.Rothkowitz
Wikidata ID
Q20192877