Back to Results

[Untitled]

[Untitled]

1985.4.1

Date

Medium

Watercolor, graphite, chalk , scrubbing, scraping

Support

Watercolor paper

Watermark

Whatman 1941: J Whatman 1941 England

Dimensions

30 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (76.8 x 57.2 cm)

Inscription

Verso in black crayon: MARK ROTHKO

Estate/Inventory Number

1113.40

Collection

The Phillips Collection, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1985, 1985.4.1. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Provenance

Estate of the Artist, 1970

Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York, 1970

Estate of the Artist, 1977–1979

The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York, 1979–1985

The Phillips Collection, 1985

Exhibitions

To See as Artists See: American Art from The Phillips Collection, Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, June 5 – September 12, 2010, cat. 100, as Untitled.

References

Blinken, Donald, et al. Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986. New York, 1986: 53.
Frank, Susan Behrends. American Art 1850–1960: Capolavori dalla Phillips Collection di Washington. Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy, 2010: 234, cat. 100 (color) [reproduced upside down].