Incantation
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (55.6 x 75.9 cm)
Inscription
Upper left in white paint: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Private Collection, London. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Provenance
Private Collection, London, 2000
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, no. 12, as Incantation.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Incantation.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Incantation.
"Silence" in Painting, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, October 21 – December 24, 1999, cat. 12, as Incantation.
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave": Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century, Art Basel, June 21 – 26, 2000, cat. 14, as Incantation.
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave": Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, July 4 – September 15, 2000, cat. 14, as Incantation.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Incantation.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Incantation.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Incantation.
"Silence" in Painting, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, October 21 – December 24, 1999, cat. 12, as Incantation.
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave": Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century, Art Basel, June 21 – 26, 2000, cat. 14, as Incantation.
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave": Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, July 4 – September 15, 2000, cat. 14, as Incantation.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Incantation.
References
MKR's Art Outlook. "Mark Rothko." June 1946: 4.
Vann, Philip. Silence in Painting. Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 1999: n.p., cat. 12 (color).
Robertson, Bryan. “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave”: Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century. Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 2000: n.p., cat. 14 (color).
Davidson, Susan. "Feminism for the Most Masculine: How Two Women Launched an Art Market." In Abstract Expressionism, edited by David Anfam. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 182, plate 31 (color).
Vann, Philip. Silence in Painting. Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 1999: n.p., cat. 12 (color).
Robertson, Bryan. “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave”: Artist Immigrants in America in the Twentieth Century. Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 2000: n.p., cat. 14 (color).
Davidson, Susan. "Feminism for the Most Masculine: How Two Women Launched an Art Market." In Abstract Expressionism, edited by David Anfam. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 182, plate 31 (color).
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