Untitled

1955

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

This painting shows three stacked rectangles against a beige background. There is a large red rectangle at the top, a narrow black rectangle below it, and a medium-sized white rectangle at the bottom. The edges of the rectangles are fuzzy and blurred, and the paint within them has been applied in visible, uneven strokes, creating some difference in tone.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1903-1970], New York; his estate; (Marlborough Gallery, New York); purchased 1971 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Mark Rothko, Kunsthaus Zurich; Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1971-1972, no. 38, repro., as Red, Black, White on Yellow.

1972

  • Mark Rotkho, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1972, no. 26, as Rouge, Noir, Blanc sur Jaune.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 412-413, color repro., as Red, Black, White on Yellow.

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. 38 (Paris cat.), repro. (shown only in Paris).

2000

  • Loan to display with permanent collection during Pompidou Center's re-opening, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2000-2001, no cat., as Red, Black, White on Yellow.

Bibliography

1971

  • Schnieder, Robert. "Schwebende Farben zum Meditieren." Zentralschweizer (1971): 3, repro.

  • Descloux, Charles. "Mark Rothko." La Liberté (1971): 3, repro.

  • von Quitzow, Wolfgang Stauch. "Schweigende Tafelbilder in Schwarz und Grau." Rhein-Zeitung (1971): 2, repro.

1972

  • Gaillard, Francoise. "Le Bon et le Mauvais Gout." L'Education Enfantine (1972): 29, repro.

1973

  • Galy-Carles. "Regard sur une certaine peinture americaine." Nouvelles Litteraires (1973): ill.

1993

  • Cole, Allison. Eyewitness Art: Color. London, 1993: 59, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 535, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20194858

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