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[Untitled]
1956.23
Date
1944
Medium
Watercolor
,
ink
Support
Wove paper
Dimensions
25 7/8 x 20 in. (65.7 x 50.6 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in gray paint: MARK ROTHKO; in white paint: [ROTH]KO; verso: To my dear friend Ben to whose care I confidently consign this offspring Mark Rothko
Collection
Des Moines Art Center
, Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Benjamin Weiss, 1956.23. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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Provenance
Benjamin Weiss, New York, 1956, gift of the artist
Des Moines Art Center, 1956
Exhibitions
The Kirsch Years, 1936–1958: A Testimonial Exhibition
, Des Moines Art Center, January 7 – February 10, 1974, no. 60, as
Abstract Composition
.
The Kirsch Years, 1936–1958: A Testimonial Exhibition
, University of Nebraska Art Galleries, February 25 – March 31, 1974, no. 60, as
Abstract Composition
.
The Calligraphic Statement
, South Dakota Memorial Art Center, South Dakota State University, March 20 – April 24, 1977, no. 22, as
Abstract Composition
.
The Abstract Tradition in American Art
, Des Moines Art Center, December 7, 1991 – February 23, 1992, as
Abstract Composition
.
Styles of the Times: The 1940s
, Des Moines Art Center, January 2 – March 1, 1998.
MCM–Y2K 1900–2000: A Century of Art on Paper
, Des Moines Art Center, December 11, 1999 – February 13, 2000, as
Abstract Composition
.
References
Ryan, David.
Des Moines Art Center: Selected Paintings, Sculptures and Works on Paper
. Des Moines, IA, 1985: 187, plate 121 (b/w).
Worthen, Amy N.
MCM-Y2K 1900-2000: A Century of Art on Paper
. Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, 1999: 26, 14 (b/w).
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