Untitled (two seated women)

c. 1934

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

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

The image shows two people sitting next to each other. The person on the left is wearing a black outfit with white fur trim around the shoulders. They have light skin and their hair is pulled back. The person on the right is wearing a red outfit and a matching red cap, with curly dark hair and light skin. Both individuals have simplified features. They are sitting with crossed legs. The background is indistinct and painterly, suggesting an interior setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 79.7 x 59.7 cm (31 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
    framed: 89.9 x 70.2 x 8.7 cm (35 3/8 x 27 5/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.23

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; consigned 1970 to (Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); transferred 1977 back to the artist's estate;[1] transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.
[1] For a detailed discussion of the transactions surrounding the Rothko estate see Lee Seldes, Legacy of Mark Rothko, New York, 1978.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Mark Rothko: Subjects, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1983-1984, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1992

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Richard Stone, U.S. Embassy residence, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1992-1993.

1995

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Robert Rubin, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996.

Bibliography

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 280, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 56, repro.

Inscriptions

lower center reverse: MARK ROTHKO

Wikidata ID

Q20192974

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