Untitled

1947 · oil · Mark Rothko

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Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Opaque White, living
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Opaque White · Living room
Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Night Silver, media room
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Night Silver · Media room
Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, hotel guest room
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Hotel guest room
Untitled

Story

Vertical strokes of blue, gray, tan, and white rise against a muted gray field, loosely stacked without forming any recognizable shape. Color and texture carry the composition rather than any figure or scene. Mark Rothko painted this untitled work in oil in 1947, during his engagement with abstract expressionism. The piece came to Yale University Art Gallery as a gift from the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

Where it works

A cool-toned figure study suited to living rooms and media rooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a vertical format.

CreatorMark Rothko
Year1947
Mediumoil
Original dimensions39 x 22 1/8 in.
SKUyale0019_frgc_1224
Archive IDrs:100:60679

Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc, 1986.57.1 · © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York