Entombment, I
47.10
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
20 5/8 x 26 in. (52.4 x 66 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in grey paint: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art, Purchase, 47.10. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Entombment.
1947 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 11 – April 17, 1947, cat. 134, as Entombment, I.
Twenty-Five Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Kenneth Taylor Galleries, June 13 – August 1, 1949.
Loan Exhibition from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, January 4 – February 15, 1951.
American Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Katonah Gallery, November 26, 1955 – January 6, 1956.
Religious Perspectives in Post-1950 American Art, Yale University Christian Association, April 18 – 29, 1960.
American Art of Our Century: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 15 – December 10, 1961, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Roberson Memorial Center, January 7 – 28, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Whitney Museum of American Art, February 11 – March 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, March 18 – April 8, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, May 27 – June 17, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 9 – 30, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, State University Teachers College, Oneonta, October 14 – November 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, University of Rochester, November 18 – December 18, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Wells College, January 6 – 27, 1963, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Contemporary American Artists, Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society, January 9 – 28, 1964.
American Art of the Twentieth Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, June 30 – September 24, 1967.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Muzeul Banatului, February 14 – March 1, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, November – December, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Sala Dalles, January 17 – February 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Galerie de artă, March 14 – April 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Slovenská národná galéria, April 14 – June 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Národní galerie, Wallenstein Palace, July 1 – August 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, October 22 – November 16, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, December 9, 1974 – January 26, 1975.
20th Century Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, May 1 – July 13, 1975.
American Abstract Art: A Survey from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 24 – October 26, 1975.
Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century, The Jewish Museum, October 16, 1975 – January 25, 1976, cat. 197, as Entombment, I.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Miami-Dade Community College, March 8 – April 1, 1976, as Entombment, I.
30 Years of American Art: 1945–1975 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part II), Whitney Museum of American Art, May 6 – July 24, 1977, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 20 – November 27, 1977, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
American Art, 1920–1945 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part I), Whitney Museum of American Art, October 29, 1977 – February 12, 1978.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, University Art Museum, Berkeley, December 20, 1977 – February 12, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, March 5 – April 16, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, May 10 – June 19, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 10 – April 1, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Walker Art Center, April 22 – June 10, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 10 – September 23, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Twentieth Century American Painting: An Inaugural Exhibition for the Dorothy Patten Fine Art Series, Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, September 8 – October 3, 1980, no. 21, as Entombment I.
Decade of Transition, 1940–1950: A Permanent Collection Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, April 30 – July 12, 1981.
Miró in America, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 21 – June 27, 1982.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Newport Harbor Art Museum, July 16 – September 14, 1986, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 13, 1986 – January 21, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Walker Art Center, February 21 – April 19, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
An American Story, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 20 – October 6, 1996.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, as Entombment I.
The American Century: Art & Culture 1900–2000 (Part I, 1900–1950), Whitney Museum of American Art, April 23 – August 22, 1999.
Abstraction at Mid-Century, Masterpieces from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Darmouth College, March 31 – June 17, 2001, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Entombment.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Entombment.
1947 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 11 – April 17, 1947, cat. 134, as Entombment, I.
Twenty-Five Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Kenneth Taylor Galleries, June 13 – August 1, 1949.
Loan Exhibition from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, January 4 – February 15, 1951.
American Watercolors from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Katonah Gallery, November 26, 1955 – January 6, 1956.
Religious Perspectives in Post-1950 American Art, Yale University Christian Association, April 18 – 29, 1960.
American Art of Our Century: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 15 – December 10, 1961, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Roberson Memorial Center, January 7 – 28, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Whitney Museum of American Art, February 11 – March 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, March 18 – April 8, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, May 27 – June 17, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 9 – 30, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, State University Teachers College, Oneonta, October 14 – November 4, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, University of Rochester, November 18 – December 18, 1962, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Masters of American Watercolors, Wells College, January 6 – 27, 1963, cat. 29, as Entombment, I.
Contemporary American Artists, Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society, January 9 – 28, 1964.
American Art of the Twentieth Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, June 30 – September 24, 1967.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Muzeul Banatului, February 14 – March 1, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, November – December, 1968, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Sala Dalles, January 17 – February 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Galerie de artă, March 14 – April 2, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Slovenská národná galéria, April 14 – June 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Národní galerie, Wallenstein Palace, July 1 – August 15, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, October 22 – November 16, 1969, cat. 69, as Entombment, I.
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, December 9, 1974 – January 26, 1975.
20th Century Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, May 1 – July 13, 1975.
American Abstract Art: A Survey from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 24 – October 26, 1975.
Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century, The Jewish Museum, October 16, 1975 – January 25, 1976, cat. 197, as Entombment, I.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Miami-Dade Community College, March 8 – April 1, 1976, as Entombment, I.
30 Years of American Art: 1945–1975 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part II), Whitney Museum of American Art, May 6 – July 24, 1977, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 20 – November 27, 1977, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
American Art, 1920–1945 (Selections from the Permanent Collection, Part I), Whitney Museum of American Art, October 29, 1977 – February 12, 1978.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, University Art Museum, Berkeley, December 20, 1977 – February 12, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, March 5 – April 16, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, May 10 – June 19, 1978, cat. 73, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 10 – April 1, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Walker Art Center, April 22 – June 10, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 10 – September 23, 1979, cat. 42, as Entombment I.
Twentieth Century American Painting: An Inaugural Exhibition for the Dorothy Patten Fine Art Series, Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, September 8 – October 3, 1980, no. 21, as Entombment I.
Decade of Transition, 1940–1950: A Permanent Collection Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, April 30 – July 12, 1981.
Miró in America, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 21 – June 27, 1982.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Newport Harbor Art Museum, July 16 – September 14, 1986, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 13, 1986 – January 21, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, 1938–1948, Walker Art Center, February 21 – April 19, 1987, cat. 126, as Entombment I.
An American Story, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 20 – October 6, 1996.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, as Entombment I.
The American Century: Art & Culture 1900–2000 (Part I, 1900–1950), Whitney Museum of American Art, April 23 – August 22, 1999.
Abstraction at Mid-Century, Masterpieces from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Darmouth College, March 31 – June 17, 2001, as Entombment I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Entombment, I.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
References
MKR's Art Outlook. "Mark Rothko." June 1946.
Goodrich, Lloyd, and John I. H. Baur. American Art of Our Century. Whiney Museum of American Art, New York, 1961: 291, 222 (b/w).
Ashton, Dore. "New York Commentary: De Kooning's Verve.” Studio International 163, no. 830 (June 1962): 225 (color).
Pellegrini, Aldo. New Tendencies in Art. New York, 1966: 126 (b/w).
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1968: 83.
Kampf, Avram. Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century. The Jewish Museum, New York, 1975: 60.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Miami-Dade Community College, South Campus, Miami, FL, 1976: 4, 6, 19 (b/w).
Three Decades of American Art Selected by the Whitney Museum. Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1976: fig. 5 (b/w).
Dillenberger, Jane, and John Dillenberger. Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 1977: 108n73, cat. 73 (b/w).
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: 121 (b/w).
Hobbs, Robert Carleton, and Gail Levin. Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978: 121 (b/w).
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 45, 48, 271, cat. 42 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 128, fig. 13 (b/w).
Rosenblum, Robert. Mark Rothko: Notes on Rothko’s Surrealist Years. Pace Gallery, New York, 1981: 9, 39, 32 (b/w).
Rose, Barbara. Miró in America. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982: 30, fig. 33 (b/w).
Rose, Barbara. “Miró in America. In Miró in America by Barbara Rose. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982: 30, fig. 33 (b/w).
Schimmel, Paul, and Lawrence Alloway. The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper, 1938–1948. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA, 1986: 196, cat. 126 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 49-50.
Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, CT, 1989: 153-157, fig. 38 (b/w).
Hiromoto, Nobuyuki. Contemporary Great Masters: Mark Rothko. Vol. 4, Tokyo, 1993: 93, 113, plate 5 (color).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 608n46.
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko in New York. New York, 1994: cat. 19 (color).
Sawin, Martica. Surrealism in Exile and the Beginning of the New York School. Cambridge, MA, 1995: 363 (b/w).
Schildkraut, Joseph J., Alissa J. Hirshfeld, and Jane M. Murphy. “Depressive Disorders, Spirituality and Early Dealths in the Abstract Expressionist Artists of the New York School.” In Depression and the Spiritual in Modern Art: Homage to Miró, edited by Joseph J. Schildkraut and Aurora Otero. New York, 1996: 207, fig. 18-11 (b/w).
Schildkraut, Joseph J., and Aurora Otero, eds. Depression and the Spiritual in Modern Art: Homage to Miró. New York, 1996: 207, fig. 18-11 (b/w).
Haskell, Barbara. The American Century: Art & Culture 1900-2000 (Part I, 1900-1950). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999: fig. 672 (color).
Anfam, David. "New York: The American Century: Part One." Burlington Magazine 141, no. 1160 (November 1999): 709, 708 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. Jewish Artists in New York: The Holocaust Years. New Brunswick, NJ, 2002: 124–129, 128 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. “The Abstract Expressionists.” In Jewish Artists in New York: The Holocaust Years by Matthew Baigell. New Brunswick, NJ, 2002: 124–129, 128 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. American Artists, Jewish Images. Syracuse, NY, 2006: 73–75, fig. 25 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. “Mark Rothko.” In American Artists, Jewish Images, by Matthew Baigell. Syracuse, NY, 2006: 73–75, fig. 25 (b/w).
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko. Arles, France, 2013: 125.
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel. New Haven, CT, 2015: 102.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n35.
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: 309n35.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 23, 26, 182, 189n51, plate 34 (color), 24-25 (color detail).
Whyte, Murray. “Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art.” The Boston Globe, February 22, 2024: N6.
Warnock, Molly. “The Expanse: The Art of Mark Rothko.” Artforum 62, no. 7 (April 2024): 98.
Goodrich, Lloyd, and John I. H. Baur. American Art of Our Century. Whiney Museum of American Art, New York, 1961: 291, 222 (b/w).
Ashton, Dore. "New York Commentary: De Kooning's Verve.” Studio International 163, no. 830 (June 1962): 225 (color).
Pellegrini, Aldo. New Tendencies in Art. New York, 1966: 126 (b/w).
The Disappearance and Reappearance of the Image: American Painting Since 1945. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1968: 83.
Kampf, Avram. Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century. The Jewish Museum, New York, 1975: 60.
Abstract Expressionism: Works from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Miami-Dade Community College, South Campus, Miami, FL, 1976: 4, 6, 19 (b/w).
Three Decades of American Art Selected by the Whitney Museum. Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1976: fig. 5 (b/w).
Dillenberger, Jane, and John Dillenberger. Perceptions of the Spirit in Twentieth-Century American Art. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 1977: 108n73, cat. 73 (b/w).
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: 121 (b/w).
Hobbs, Robert Carleton, and Gail Levin. Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978: 121 (b/w).
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 45, 48, 271, cat. 42 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 128, fig. 13 (b/w).
Rosenblum, Robert. Mark Rothko: Notes on Rothko’s Surrealist Years. Pace Gallery, New York, 1981: 9, 39, 32 (b/w).
Rose, Barbara. Miró in America. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982: 30, fig. 33 (b/w).
Rose, Barbara. “Miró in America. In Miró in America by Barbara Rose. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982: 30, fig. 33 (b/w).
Schimmel, Paul, and Lawrence Alloway. The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper, 1938–1948. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA, 1986: 196, cat. 126 (color).
Polcari, Stephen. “Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition.” Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 49-50.
Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, CT, 1989: 153-157, fig. 38 (b/w).
Hiromoto, Nobuyuki. Contemporary Great Masters: Mark Rothko. Vol. 4, Tokyo, 1993: 93, 113, plate 5 (color).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 608n46.
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko in New York. New York, 1994: cat. 19 (color).
Sawin, Martica. Surrealism in Exile and the Beginning of the New York School. Cambridge, MA, 1995: 363 (b/w).
Schildkraut, Joseph J., Alissa J. Hirshfeld, and Jane M. Murphy. “Depressive Disorders, Spirituality and Early Dealths in the Abstract Expressionist Artists of the New York School.” In Depression and the Spiritual in Modern Art: Homage to Miró, edited by Joseph J. Schildkraut and Aurora Otero. New York, 1996: 207, fig. 18-11 (b/w).
Schildkraut, Joseph J., and Aurora Otero, eds. Depression and the Spiritual in Modern Art: Homage to Miró. New York, 1996: 207, fig. 18-11 (b/w).
Haskell, Barbara. The American Century: Art & Culture 1900-2000 (Part I, 1900-1950). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999: fig. 672 (color).
Anfam, David. "New York: The American Century: Part One." Burlington Magazine 141, no. 1160 (November 1999): 709, 708 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. Jewish Artists in New York: The Holocaust Years. New Brunswick, NJ, 2002: 124–129, 128 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. “The Abstract Expressionists.” In Jewish Artists in New York: The Holocaust Years by Matthew Baigell. New Brunswick, NJ, 2002: 124–129, 128 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. American Artists, Jewish Images. Syracuse, NY, 2006: 73–75, fig. 25 (b/w).
Baigell, Matthew. “Mark Rothko.” In American Artists, Jewish Images, by Matthew Baigell. Syracuse, NY, 2006: 73–75, fig. 25 (b/w).
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko. Arles, France, 2013: 125.
Cohen-Solal, Annie. Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel. New Haven, CT, 2015: 102.
Anfam, David, ed. Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016: 309n35.
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: 309n35.
Greenhalgh, Adam. Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023: 23, 26, 182, 189n51, plate 34 (color), 24-25 (color detail).
Whyte, Murray. “Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art.” The Boston Globe, February 22, 2024: N6.
Warnock, Molly. “The Expanse: The Art of Mark Rothko.” Artforum 62, no. 7 (April 2024): 98.
Top