Implements of Magic
1986.139
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (55.6 x 75.9 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in red paint: Mark Rothko
Collection
Montclair Art Museum, Museum Purchase; partial gift of Charles and Jeannette Gehrie and Acquisition Fund, 1986.139. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, no. 8, as Implements of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, March 30 – May 14, 1978, as Implements of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Seibu Museum of Art, June 17 – July 12, 1978.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Whitney Museum of American Art, October 5 – December 3, 1978, as Implements of Magic.
The New York School, Montclair Art Museum, May 29 – August 28, 1988.
A Museum Collects: Works on Paper, Montclair Art Museum, September 17 – November 5, 1989.
Post-World War II Art from the Collection, Montclair Art Museum, June 24 – August 26, 1990.
300 Years of Art in America: Masterworks from the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, September 19, 1993 – June 26, 1994.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Montclair Art Museum, July 16 – October 1, 1995.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Parrish Art Museum, March 10 – May 5, 1996.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Currier Gallery of Art, June 15 – August 27, 1996.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, State University of New York, February 2 – April 6, 1997.
Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, April 12 – May 12, 2007, as Implements of Magic.
Engaging with Nature: American and Native American Artists (A.D. 1200–2004), Montclair Art Museum, May 16 – September 25, 2010, as Implements of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, March 30 – May 14, 1978, as Implements of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Seibu Museum of Art, June 17 – July 12, 1978.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Whitney Museum of American Art, October 5 – December 3, 1978, as Implements of Magic.
The New York School, Montclair Art Museum, May 29 – August 28, 1988.
A Museum Collects: Works on Paper, Montclair Art Museum, September 17 – November 5, 1989.
Post-World War II Art from the Collection, Montclair Art Museum, June 24 – August 26, 1990.
300 Years of Art in America: Masterworks from the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Art Museum, September 19, 1993 – June 26, 1994.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Montclair Art Museum, July 16 – October 1, 1995.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Parrish Art Museum, March 10 – May 5, 1996.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Currier Gallery of Art, June 15 – August 27, 1996.
Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism, Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, State University of New York, February 2 – April 6, 1997.
Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, April 12 – May 12, 2007, as Implements of Magic.
Engaging with Nature: American and Native American Artists (A.D. 1200–2004), Montclair Art Museum, May 16 – September 25, 2010, as Implements of Magic.
References
Hobbs, Robert Carleton. Rothko entry. In Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, by Robert Carleton Hobbs and Gail Levin. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978: 116.
Hobbs, Robert Carleton, and Gail Levin. Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978: 116.
Montclair Art Museum. Report from the Montclair Art Museum. Montclair, NJ, 1988: 14, 31 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 129.
Birmingham, Mary. Rothko entry. In Montclair Art Museum: Selected Works, by Mary Birmingham, Twig Johnson, Diane P. Fischer, and Gail Stavitsky. Montclair, NJ, 2002: 143, 143 (color).
Birmingham, Mary, Twig Johnson, Diane P. Fischer, and Gail Stavitsky. Montclair Art Museum: Selected Works. Montclair, NJ, 2002: 143, 245, 143 (color).
Wechsler, Jeffrey. Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism. Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, 2007: 22, 111, plate 34 (color).
Schwendener, Martha. “A Harmonic View of Nature, in a Cultural Tangle.” New York Times, September 5, 2010: NJ 12.
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: 309n32.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
Hobbs, Robert Carleton, and Gail Levin. Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978: 116.
Montclair Art Museum. Report from the Montclair Art Museum. Montclair, NJ, 1988: 14, 31 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 129.
Birmingham, Mary. Rothko entry. In Montclair Art Museum: Selected Works, by Mary Birmingham, Twig Johnson, Diane P. Fischer, and Gail Stavitsky. Montclair, NJ, 2002: 143, 143 (color).
Birmingham, Mary, Twig Johnson, Diane P. Fischer, and Gail Stavitsky. Montclair Art Museum: Selected Works. Montclair, NJ, 2002: 143, 245, 143 (color).
Wechsler, Jeffrey. Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism. Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, 2007: 22, 111, plate 34 (color).
Schwendener, Martha. “A Harmonic View of Nature, in a Cultural Tangle.” New York Times, September 5, 2010: NJ 12.
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: 309n32.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n32.
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