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[Untitled]
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1986.43.217
Date
1944/1945
Medium
Watercolor
,
ink
,
graphite
Support
Watercolor paper
Watermark
Whatman 1941
: HAND MADE J WHATMAN 1941 ENGLAND B
Dimensions
22 13/16 x 31 1/8 in. (57.9 x 79.1 cm)
Inscription
Verso in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO
Estate/Inventory Number
1119.40
Collection
National Gallery of Art
, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986.43.217. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist, 1970
Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York, 1970
Estate of the Artist, 1977–1979
The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York, 1979–1986
National Gallery of Art, 1986
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: A Centennial Celebration
, State Museum of Art, Latvia, September 22 – November 30, 2003.
Paintings and Drawings of Mark Rothko (1903–1970) from the National Gallery in Washington: The Artist’s 100th Anniversary
, State Hermitage Museum, December 16, 2003 – March 8, 2004, cat. 22.
El arte de Mark Rothko: Selección de la Galería Nacional de Arte de Washington
, Museo de arte moderno, October 20, 2005 – January 8, 2006, cat. 10, as
Untitled
.
The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
, Hong Kong Museum of Art, March 31 – June 4, 2006, as
Untitled
.
The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, June 22 – September 10, 2006, cat. 9, as
Untitled
.
Figure to Field: Mark Rothko in the 1940s
, Denver Art Museum, June 23 – September 29, 2013, cat. 16, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko in the 1940s: The Decisive Decade
, Arkansas Arts Center, October 25, 2013 – February 9, 2014, cat. 16, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper
, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper
, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024, as
Untitled
.
References
Blinken, Donald, et al.
Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986
. [New York, 1986]: 46.
Ashton, Dore.
Mark Rothko
.
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003: 52.
Cēbere, Gundega. “Svētki ar atgriešanos.”
Māksla Plus
5
(October/November 2003): 11 (color) [illustration flopped left to right].
Fine, Ruth, and Teresa Arcq.
El arte de Mark Rothko: Selección de la Galería Nacional de Arte de Washington
. Museo de arte moderno, Mexico City, 2005: cat. 10 (color), 108 (color).
Fine, Ruth. “Mark Rothko.” In
The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
, by Ruth Fine et al. Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, 2006: 26, 86, cat. 9 (color).
Fine, Ruth, Hyesoo Woo, and Moojeong Chung.
The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
. Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, 2006: 26, 86, cat. 9 (color).
Fine, Ruth. “Meaning in Touch: Rothko on Paper.” In
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
, edited by Bradford R. Collins. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, 2012: 107, 108, cat. 16 (color), 70–71 (color detail), 172 (color detail).
Anfam, David. “Rothko in the 1940s: Of Time and Tide.” In
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
, edited by Bradford R. Collins. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, 2012: 80, cat. 16 (color), 70–71 (color detail), 172 (color detail).
Collins, Bradford R., ed.
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, 2012: 80, 107, 108, cat. 16 (color), 70–71 (color detail), 172 (color detail).
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