Sacrifice
76.2553.154
Date
Medium
Support
Watermark
Dimensions
39 7/16 x 25 7/8 in. (100.2 x 65.7 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in graphite: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976, 76.2553.154. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946.
La collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venice Biennale, American Pavilion, May 29 – September 30, 1948, no. 117, as Sacrificio.
La collezione Guggenheim, Palazzo Strozzi, February 19 – March 10, 1949, cat. 128, as Sacrificio.
La collezione Guggenheim, Palazzo Reale, June – July, 1949.
Surrealisme + abstractie: Keuze uit de verzameling Peggy Guggenheim, Stedelijk Museum, January 19 – February 26, 1951, cat. 156, as Het offer.
Surréalisme + abstraction: Choix de la collection Peggy Guggenheim, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, March 3 – 28, 1951, cat. 156, as Le Sacrifice.
Moderne Kunst aus der Sammlung Peggy Guggenheim, Kunsthaus Zürich, April – May, 1951, cat. 145, as Das Opfer.
II mostra internazionale di pittura americana, Palazzo del parco, March 1953, no. 15.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Tate Gallery, December 31, 1964 – March 7, 1965, cat. 129, as Sacrifice.
Peggy Guggenheims samling fran Venedig, Moderna Museet, November 26, 1966 – January 8, 1967, cat. 125, as Offer.
Works from the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, January 15 – March 23, 1969, as Sacrifice.
Art du XXe siècle: Fondation Peggy Guggenheim, Venise, Orangerie des Tuileries, November 30, 1974 – March 3, 1975, cat. 131, as Sacrifice.
La Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venezia: Arte del 20. secolo, Galleria civica d'arte moderna, December 3, 1975 – February 29, 1976, cat. 146, as Sacrifice.
Guggenheim, Venezia-New York: Sessanta opere, 1900–1950, Pinacoteca Capitolina, January 23 – March 28, 1982.
60 Works: The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November 18, 1982 – March 13, 1983, cat. 59, as Sacrifice
cat. 59, as Sacrifice.
Meeting per l'amicizia fra i popoli, August 25 – September 1, 1984.
Nove artisti della Scuola di New York, Galleria dell'accademia, February 8 – April 8, 1985.
The "Irascibles" and the New York School, Centro culturale Candiani, March 23 – June 30, 2002, cat. 105, as Sacrifice.
Action Painting: Arte americana, 1940–1970: Dal disegno all'opera, Foro boario di Modena, November 21, 2004 – February 27, 2005, cat. 92, as Sacrifice.
Capolavori del Guggenheim: Il grande collezionismo da Renoir a Warhol, Scuderie del Quirinale, March 3 – June 26, 2005.
Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice, Art Gallery of Western Australia, October 9, 2010 – January 31, 2011, as Sacrifice.
Da Kandinsky a Pollock: La Grande Arte dei Guggenheim, Palazzo Strozzi, March 29 – July 24, 2016, cat. 106, as Sacrifice.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Sacrifice.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
La collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venice Biennale, American Pavilion, May 29 – September 30, 1948, no. 117, as Sacrificio.
La collezione Guggenheim, Palazzo Strozzi, February 19 – March 10, 1949, cat. 128, as Sacrificio.
La collezione Guggenheim, Palazzo Reale, June – July, 1949.
Surrealisme + abstractie: Keuze uit de verzameling Peggy Guggenheim, Stedelijk Museum, January 19 – February 26, 1951, cat. 156, as Het offer.
Surréalisme + abstraction: Choix de la collection Peggy Guggenheim, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, March 3 – 28, 1951, cat. 156, as Le Sacrifice.
Moderne Kunst aus der Sammlung Peggy Guggenheim, Kunsthaus Zürich, April – May, 1951, cat. 145, as Das Opfer.
II mostra internazionale di pittura americana, Palazzo del parco, March 1953, no. 15.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Tate Gallery, December 31, 1964 – March 7, 1965, cat. 129, as Sacrifice.
Peggy Guggenheims samling fran Venedig, Moderna Museet, November 26, 1966 – January 8, 1967, cat. 125, as Offer.
Works from the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, January 15 – March 23, 1969, as Sacrifice.
Art du XXe siècle: Fondation Peggy Guggenheim, Venise, Orangerie des Tuileries, November 30, 1974 – March 3, 1975, cat. 131, as Sacrifice.
La Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venezia: Arte del 20. secolo, Galleria civica d'arte moderna, December 3, 1975 – February 29, 1976, cat. 146, as Sacrifice.
Guggenheim, Venezia-New York: Sessanta opere, 1900–1950, Pinacoteca Capitolina, January 23 – March 28, 1982.
60 Works: The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November 18, 1982 – March 13, 1983, cat. 59, as Sacrifice
cat. 59, as Sacrifice.
Meeting per l'amicizia fra i popoli, August 25 – September 1, 1984.
Nove artisti della Scuola di New York, Galleria dell'accademia, February 8 – April 8, 1985.
The "Irascibles" and the New York School, Centro culturale Candiani, March 23 – June 30, 2002, cat. 105, as Sacrifice.
Action Painting: Arte americana, 1940–1970: Dal disegno all'opera, Foro boario di Modena, November 21, 2004 – February 27, 2005, cat. 92, as Sacrifice.
Capolavori del Guggenheim: Il grande collezionismo da Renoir a Warhol, Scuderie del Quirinale, March 3 – June 26, 2005.
Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice, Art Gallery of Western Australia, October 9, 2010 – January 31, 2011, as Sacrifice.
Da Kandinsky a Pollock: La Grande Arte dei Guggenheim, Palazzo Strozzi, March 29 – July 24, 2016, cat. 106, as Sacrifice.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Sacrifice.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
References
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Tate Gallery, London, 1964: cat. 129 (b/w).
Calas, Nicolas, and Elena Calas, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection of Modern Art. New York, 1966: 164, no. 110 (b/w).
Peggy Guggenheims samling frȧn Venedig. Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1966: cat. 125 (b/w).
Alloway, Lawrence. The Venice Biennale, 1895-1968: From Salon to Goldfish Bowl. Greenwich, CT, 1968: 138.
Works From the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1969: 129, 128 (b/w).
Art du xxe siècle: Fondation Peggy Guggenheim, Venise. Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1974: cat. 131 (b/w).
La Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venezia: arte del 20. secolo. Galleria civica d'arte moderna, Turin, Italy, 1975: cat. 146, plate 59 (color).
Victoria Thorson, ed. Great Drawings of All Time: The Twentieth Century, Vol 2. New York, 1979: no. 391 (color).
60 Works: The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1982: cat. 59 (b/w).
Flint, Lucy. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. New York, 1983: 191 (color).
Rudenstine, Angelica Zander. Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. New York, 1985: 690-692, 814, no. 157 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 43, fig. 13 (b/w).
Finch, Christopher. Twentieth-Century Watercolor. New York, 1988: 258, fig. 316 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 125, fig. 61 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 252, 608n47.
Bell, Clare, Jennifer Blessing, et al. Art of This Century: The Guggenheim Museum and Its Collection. New York, 1993: 224 (color).
Raine, Craig. "Old Friends in Venice." Modern Painters 8 (Autumn 1995): 22 (color).
Goldberg, Itzhak. "Rothko: la couleur métaphysique." Beaux Arts Magazine 176 (January 1999): fig. 4 (color).
Sanfo, Vincenzo, et al. Pollock's America: Jackson Pollock in Venice: The "Irascibles" and the New York School, trans. Christopher Evans, et al. Museo Correr, Venice, 2002: cat. 105 (color).
Barbero, Luca Massimo. Action Painting, American Art 1940-1970: From the Sketch to the Canvas. Foro Boario di Modena, Italy, 2004: cat. 92 (color).
Wick, Oliver, ed. Mark Rothko. Palazzo delle esposizioni, Rome, 2007: 34, 57, fig. 37 (color).
Venturi, Riccardo. “Dossier: Rothko.” Art e dossier 238 (November 2007): 45 (color).
Barbero, Luca Massimo. Peggy Guggenheim e la Nuova Pittura Americana. Arca, Chiesa di San Marco, Vercelli, 2008: 156, 159, 161 (color).
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 94.
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: 94.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 183, 189n56, plate 36 (color).
Calas, Nicolas, and Elena Calas, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection of Modern Art. New York, 1966: 164, no. 110 (b/w).
Peggy Guggenheims samling frȧn Venedig. Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1966: cat. 125 (b/w).
Alloway, Lawrence. The Venice Biennale, 1895-1968: From Salon to Goldfish Bowl. Greenwich, CT, 1968: 138.
Works From the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1969: 129, 128 (b/w).
Art du xxe siècle: Fondation Peggy Guggenheim, Venise. Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1974: cat. 131 (b/w).
La Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venezia: arte del 20. secolo. Galleria civica d'arte moderna, Turin, Italy, 1975: cat. 146, plate 59 (color).
Victoria Thorson, ed. Great Drawings of All Time: The Twentieth Century, Vol 2. New York, 1979: no. 391 (color).
60 Works: The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1982: cat. 59 (b/w).
Flint, Lucy. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. New York, 1983: 191 (color).
Rudenstine, Angelica Zander. Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. New York, 1985: 690-692, 814, no. 157 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 43, fig. 13 (b/w).
Finch, Christopher. Twentieth-Century Watercolor. New York, 1988: 258, fig. 316 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 125, fig. 61 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 252, 608n47.
Bell, Clare, Jennifer Blessing, et al. Art of This Century: The Guggenheim Museum and Its Collection. New York, 1993: 224 (color).
Raine, Craig. "Old Friends in Venice." Modern Painters 8 (Autumn 1995): 22 (color).
Goldberg, Itzhak. "Rothko: la couleur métaphysique." Beaux Arts Magazine 176 (January 1999): fig. 4 (color).
Sanfo, Vincenzo, et al. Pollock's America: Jackson Pollock in Venice: The "Irascibles" and the New York School, trans. Christopher Evans, et al. Museo Correr, Venice, 2002: cat. 105 (color).
Barbero, Luca Massimo. Action Painting, American Art 1940-1970: From the Sketch to the Canvas. Foro Boario di Modena, Italy, 2004: cat. 92 (color).
Wick, Oliver, ed. Mark Rothko. Palazzo delle esposizioni, Rome, 2007: 34, 57, fig. 37 (color).
Venturi, Riccardo. “Dossier: Rothko.” Art e dossier 238 (November 2007): 45 (color).
Barbero, Luca Massimo. Peggy Guggenheim e la Nuova Pittura Americana. Arca, Chiesa di San Marco, Vercelli, 2008: 156, 159, 161 (color).
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 94.
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: 94.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 183, 189n56, plate 36 (color).
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