Geologic Reverie
M.53.5
Date
Medium
Support
Watermark
Unbleached Arnold: UNBLEACHED ARNOLD
Dimensions
21 13/16 x 29 13/16 in. (55.4 x 75.7 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in blue-gray paint: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Marion Pike, M.53.5. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, no. 1, as Geologic Reverie.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, November 6 – December 24, 1962, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, UCLA Art Galleries, January 6 – February 10, 1963, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Oakland Art Museum, March 16 – April 14, 1963.
American Watercolor Exhibition, Los Angeles County Fair Association, September 18 – October 4, 1964.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, January 30 – February 25, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, March 26 – April 20, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Hayward Gallery, January 11 – March 27, 1978, cat. 15.43, as Geologic Reverie.
Why Artists Draw: Six Centuries of Master Drawings from the Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 21 – April 28, 1991.
Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 23, 1997 – January 12, 1998, cat. 100, as Geologic Reverie.
Gestures: Postwar American and European Abstraction from the Permanent Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 10, 1999 – January 2, 2000.
Drawing Surrealism, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 21, 2012 – January 6, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Drawing Surrealism, Morgan Library & Museum, January 25 – April 21, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, November 6 – December 24, 1962, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, UCLA Art Galleries, January 6 – February 10, 1963, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Oakland Art Museum, March 16 – April 14, 1963.
American Watercolor Exhibition, Los Angeles County Fair Association, September 18 – October 4, 1964.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, January 30 – February 25, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, March 26 – April 20, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Hayward Gallery, January 11 – March 27, 1978, cat. 15.43, as Geologic Reverie.
Why Artists Draw: Six Centuries of Master Drawings from the Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 21 – April 28, 1991.
Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 23, 1997 – January 12, 1998, cat. 100, as Geologic Reverie.
Gestures: Postwar American and European Abstraction from the Permanent Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 10, 1999 – January 2, 2000.
Drawing Surrealism, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 21, 2012 – January 6, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Drawing Surrealism, Morgan Library & Museum, January 25 – April 21, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
References
Jewell, Edward Alden. "Art: Hither and Yon." New York Times, April 28, 1946: 6.
Wight, Frederic S. The Artist's Environment: The West Coast. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 1962: 132, cat. 36 (b/w) [reproduced upside down].
Twentieth Century Works on Paper. Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, and Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, 1968: 7, 55, cat. 51 (b/w).
Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870–1953: A centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1970: 17 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-1 (b/w).
Zamoiski, Clair. “Chronology.” In Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, by Diane Waldman. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 271.
Ades, Dawn, Elizabeth Cowling, and David Sylvester. Dada and Surrealism Reviewed. Hayward Gallery, London, 1978: 399.
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 125, fig. 6 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 127, fig. 64 (b/w).
Cutler, Alan. "Notes from the Underground." The Sciences 35 (January/February 1995): 39 (color).
Davis, Bruce. Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1997: 228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color)..
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Submón.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Underworld.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001: 41.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001.
Jones, Leslie, Isabelle Dervaux, and Susan Laxton. Drawing Surrealism. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2012: 222, 202 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. “Things Must be Pulverized: Abstract Expressionism.” In Painting Beyond Pollock, by Morgan Falconer. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. Painting Beyond Pollock. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Wight, Frederic S. The Artist's Environment: The West Coast. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 1962: 132, cat. 36 (b/w) [reproduced upside down].
Twentieth Century Works on Paper. Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, and Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, 1968: 7, 55, cat. 51 (b/w).
Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870–1953: A centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1970: 17 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-1 (b/w).
Zamoiski, Clair. “Chronology.” In Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, by Diane Waldman. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 271.
Ades, Dawn, Elizabeth Cowling, and David Sylvester. Dada and Surrealism Reviewed. Hayward Gallery, London, 1978: 399.
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 125, fig. 6 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 127, fig. 64 (b/w).
Cutler, Alan. "Notes from the Underground." The Sciences 35 (January/February 1995): 39 (color).
Davis, Bruce. Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1997: 228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color).
228, cat. 100 (color)..
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Submón.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Underworld.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001: 41.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001.
Jones, Leslie, Isabelle Dervaux, and Susan Laxton. Drawing Surrealism. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2012: 222, 202 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. “Things Must be Pulverized: Abstract Expressionism.” In Painting Beyond Pollock, by Morgan Falconer. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. Painting Beyond Pollock. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
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