Entombment, I
47.10
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
20 5/8 x 26 in. (52.4 x 66 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in grey paint: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art, Purchase, 47.10. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Entombment.
1947 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 11 – April 17, 1947, cat. 134, as Entombment, I.
Twenty-Five Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Kenneth Taylor Galleries, June 13 – August 1, 1949.
Loan Exhibition from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, January 4 – February 15, 1951.
American Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Katonah Gallery, November 26, 1955 – January 6, 1956.
Religious Perspectives in Post-1950 American Art, Yale University Christian Association, April 18 – 29, 1960.
American Art of Our Century: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 15 – December 10, 1961, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Roberson Memorial Center, January 7 – 28, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Whitney Museum of American Art, February 11 – March 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, March 18 – April 8, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, May 27 – June 17, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 9 – 30, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, State University Teachers College, Oneonta, October 14 – November 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, University of Rochester, November 18 – December 18, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Wells College, January 6 – 27, 1963, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
American Art of the Twentieth Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, June 30 – September 24, 1967.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Muzeul Banatului, February 14 – March 1, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, November – December, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Sala Dalles, January 17 – February 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Galerie de artă, March 14 – April 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Slovenská národná galéria, April 14 – June 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Národní galerie, Wallenstein Palace, July 1 – August 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, October 22 – November 16, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, December 9, 1974 – January 26, 1975.
20th Century Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, May 1 – July 13, 1975.
American Abstract Art: A Survey from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 24 – October 26, 1975.
Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century, The Jewish Museum, October 16, 1975 – January 25, 1976, cat. 197, as Entombment, I.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Miami-Dade Community College, March 8 – April 1, 1976, as Entombment, I.
30 Years of American Art: 1945–1975 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part II), Whitney Museum of American Art, May 6 – July 24, 1977, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 20 – November 27, 1977, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, University Art Museum, Berkeley, December 20, 1977 – February 12, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, March 5 – April 16, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, May 10 – June 19, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 10 – April 1, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Walker Art Center, April 22 – June 10, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 10 – September 23, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Twentieth Century American Painting: An Inaugural Exhibition for the Dorothy Patten Fine Art Series, Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, September 8 – October 3, 1980, no. 21, as Entombment I.
Decade of Transition, 1940–1950: A Permanent Collection Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, April 30 – July 12, 1981.
Miró in America, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 21 – June 27, 1982.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Newport Harbor Art Museum, July 16 – September 14, 1986, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 13, 1986 – January 21, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Walker Art Center, February 21 – April 19, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, as Entombment I.
Abstraction at Mid-Century, Masterpieces from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Darmouth College, March 31 – June 17, 2001, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Entombment, I.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Entombment.
1947 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 11 – April 17, 1947, cat. 134, as Entombment, I.
Twenty-Five Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Kenneth Taylor Galleries, June 13 – August 1, 1949.
Loan Exhibition from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, January 4 – February 15, 1951.
American Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Katonah Gallery, November 26, 1955 – January 6, 1956.
Religious Perspectives in Post-1950 American Art, Yale University Christian Association, April 18 – 29, 1960.
American Art of Our Century: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 15 – December 10, 1961, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Roberson Memorial Center, January 7 – 28, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Whitney Museum of American Art, February 11 – March 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, March 18 – April 8, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, May 27 – June 17, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 9 – 30, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, State University Teachers College, Oneonta, October 14 – November 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, University of Rochester, November 18 – December 18, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Wells College, January 6 – 27, 1963, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
American Art of the Twentieth Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, June 30 – September 24, 1967.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Muzeul Banatului, February 14 – March 1, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, November – December, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Sala Dalles, January 17 – February 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Galerie de artă, March 14 – April 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Slovenská národná galéria, April 14 – June 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Národní galerie, Wallenstein Palace, July 1 – August 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, October 22 – November 16, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, December 9, 1974 – January 26, 1975.
20th Century Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, May 1 – July 13, 1975.
American Abstract Art: A Survey from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 24 – October 26, 1975.
Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century, The Jewish Museum, October 16, 1975 – January 25, 1976, cat. 197, as Entombment, I.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Miami-Dade Community College, March 8 – April 1, 1976, as Entombment, I.
30 Years of American Art: 1945–1975 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part II), Whitney Museum of American Art, May 6 – July 24, 1977, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 20 – November 27, 1977, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, University Art Museum, Berkeley, December 20, 1977 – February 12, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, March 5 – April 16, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, May 10 – June 19, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 10 – April 1, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Walker Art Center, April 22 – June 10, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 10 – September 23, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Twentieth Century American Painting: An Inaugural Exhibition for the Dorothy Patten Fine Art Series, Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, September 8 – October 3, 1980, no. 21, as Entombment I.
Decade of Transition, 1940–1950: A Permanent Collection Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, April 30 – July 12, 1981.
Miró in America, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 21 – June 27, 1982.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Newport Harbor Art Museum, July 16 – September 14, 1986, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 13, 1986 – January 21, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Walker Art Center, February 21 – April 19, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, as Entombment I.
Abstraction at Mid-Century, Masterpieces from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Darmouth College, March 31 – June 17, 2001, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Entombment, I.
References
MKR's Art Outlook. "Mark Rothko." June 1946.
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 45, 48, 271, cat. 42 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 128, fig. 13 (b/w).
Rosenblum, Robert. Mark Rothko: Notes on Rothko’s Surrealist Years. Pace Gallery, New York, 1981: 9, 39, 32 (b/w).
Schimmel, Paul, and Lawrence Alloway. The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper, 1938–1948. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA, 1986: 196, cat. 126 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 49-50.
Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, CT, 1989: 153-157, fig. 38 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 608n46.
Hiromoto, Nobuyuki. Contemporary Great Masters: Mark Rothko. Vol. 4, Tokyo, 1993: 93, 113, plate 5 (color).
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko in New York. (New York, 1994): cat. 19 (color).
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko. Arles, France, 2013: 125.
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel. New Haven, CT, 2015: 102.
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: 309n35.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n35.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 23, 26, 182, 189n51, plate 34 (color), 24-25 (color detail).
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 45, 48, 271, cat. 42 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 128, fig. 13 (b/w).
Rosenblum, Robert. Mark Rothko: Notes on Rothko’s Surrealist Years. Pace Gallery, New York, 1981: 9, 39, 32 (b/w).
Schimmel, Paul, and Lawrence Alloway. The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper, 1938–1948. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA, 1986: 196, cat. 126 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 49-50.
Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, CT, 1989: 153-157, fig. 38 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 608n46.
Hiromoto, Nobuyuki. Contemporary Great Masters: Mark Rothko. Vol. 4, Tokyo, 1993: 93, 113, plate 5 (color).
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko in New York. (New York, 1994): cat. 19 (color).
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko. Arles, France, 2013: 125.
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel. New Haven, CT, 2015: 102.
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: 309n35.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n35.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 23, 26, 182, 189n51, plate 34 (color), 24-25 (color detail).
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