No. 5 (Untitled)

1949 · oil on unprimed canvas · Mark Rothko

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No. 5 (Untitled) by Mark Rothko, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Opaque White, living
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Opaque White · Living room
No. 5 (Untitled) by Mark Rothko, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Night Silver, den
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Night Silver · Den
No. 5 (Untitled) by Mark Rothko, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, hotel guest room
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Hotel guest room
No. 5 (Untitled)

Story

Stacked bands stretch across the canvas, their edges soft and uneven, moving through dark gray, tan, purple, and blue as the eye travels downward. The muted tones seem to hover rather than sit flat, giving the surface a quiet depth. Painted in oil on unprimed canvas in 1949, the piece belongs to Mark Rothko's work within abstract expressionism. It entered the Chrysler Museum of Art as part of a bequest.

Where it works

A cool-toned color-field abstract suited to living rooms and dens, and to hotel guest rooms, in a vertical format.

CreatorMark Rothko
Year1949
Mediumoil on unprimed canvas
Original dimensions85 x 63 in.
SKUchry0059_frgc_1520
Archive IDrs:100:36527

Chrysler Museum of Art, Bequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia. 89.54 · © 1998 Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York