Untitled
1969
Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970
East Building Tower Level, Gallery 615-A
Artwork overview
-
Medium
acrylic on canvas
-
Credit Line
-
Dimensions
overall: 229.6 x 175.9 cm (90 3/8 x 69 1/4 in.)
-
Accession
1986.43.164
-
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; consigned 1970 to (Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); transferred 1977 back to the artist's estate;[1] transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.
[1] For a detailed discussion of the transactions surrounding the Rothko estate see Lee Seldes, Legacy of Mark Rothko, New York, 1978.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1985
Mark Rothko: The Dark Paintings 1969-70, The Pace Gallery, New York, 1985, repro.
1989
Loan for display with permanent collection, Mint Museum, Charlotte, 1989-1992.
1993
Loan for display with permanent collection, Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 1993-2000.
2008
Rothko: The Late Series, Tate Modern, London; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura-shi, Japan, 2008-2009, unnumbered checklist, repro.
2014
Mark Rothko: Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea, 2014-2015, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
2015
Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 58, repro.
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 328, repro.
1997
Richler, Martha. National Gallery of Art, Washington: A World of Art. London, 1997: 198, color fig. 13.
1998
Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 815, repro.
Inscriptions
center right reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1969; on original upper horizontal crossbar member: M. Rothko
Wikidata ID
Q20197073