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[Untitled]
1986.43.257
Date
c. 1949
Medium
Watercolor
Support
Watercolor paper
Watermark
Whatman
: HAND MADE [undecipherable] ENGLAND
Dimensions
41 1/16 x 27 1/4 in. (104.3 x 69.2 cm)
Inscription
Verso in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO
Estate/Inventory Number
1242.49
Collection
National Gallery of Art
, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986.43.257. © 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: Works on Paper
, National Gallery of Art, May 6 – August 5, 1984, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 3 – June 16, 1985, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
, Columbus Museum of Art, February 1 – May 26, 2013, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
, Columbia Museum of Art, September 14, 2012 – January 6, 2013, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, November 3, 1984 – January 6, 1985, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, Milwaukee Art Museum, November 22, 1985 – January 12, 1986, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, Portland Art Museum, February 11 – April 6, 1986, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 8 – June 29, 1986, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
, Fort Worth Art Museum, September 21 – November 9, 1986, cat. 22, as
Untitled
.
À rebours: La rebelión informalista, 1939–1968 / The Informal Rebellion, 1939-1968
, Centro atlántico de arte moderno, April 20 – June 13, 1999, as
Untitled
.
À rebours: La rebelión informalista, 1939–1968 / The Informal Rebellion, 1939-1968
, Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, July 6 – October 11, 1999, as
Untitled
.
References
Clearwater, Bonnie.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
.
American Federation of Arts, New York, 1984: 133, cat. 22 (color).
Blinken, Donald, et al.
Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986
. [New York, 1986]: 47.
Leonard, Michael. “A Search for Spiritual Essence.”
Artweek
(June 14, 1986): 3.
Ashton, Dore.
À rebours: La rebelión informalista
/
The Informal Rebellion [1939–1968]
. Centro atlántico de arte moderno, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 1999: 263 (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: 105, cat. 45 (color).
Collins, Bradford R., ed.
Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950
. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, 2012: 105, cat. 45 (color).
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