Untitled

1969 · acrylic and ink on paper · Mark Rothko

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Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, den
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Den
Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Opaque White, media room
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Opaque White · Media room
Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, boardroom
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Boardroom
Untitled

Story

Two dark rectangular shapes float on a vivid blue ground, divided by a horizontal line running between them. The forms sit close together, their edges soft and uneven, giving the composition a quiet, hovering weight. Made with acrylic and ink on paper in 1969, the piece came to the National Gallery of Art as a gift from the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc. Mark Rothko (1903–1970), an American artist, worked within abstract expressionism, exploring color and form through fields of layered pigment.

Where it works

A muted color-field abstract suited to dens and media rooms, and to boardrooms, in a vertical format.

CreatorMark Rothko
Year1969
Mediumacrylic and ink on paper
Original dimensions54 x 42.375 in.
SKUngdc0244_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:63521

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc, 1986.43.273 · © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York