Untitled (verso)

1944 · Transparent and opaque watercolor · Mark Rothko

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Untitled (verso) by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, living
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Light Walnut · Living room
Untitled (verso) by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Ramino Night Gold, media room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Night Gold · Media room
Untitled (verso) by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, hotel guest room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Hotel guest room
Untitled (verso)

Story

Layers of pink, orange, and earthy tones spread across a cream surface, built from loose gestural lines and overlapping brushwork that seem to float without fixed edges. The piece, titled Untitled (verso), was made in 1944 using transparent and opaque watercolor. Mark Rothko (1903–1970), an American artist associated with abstract expressionism, created it before his later signature style emerged. The work entered Yale University Art Gallery as a gift from the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

Where it works

A warm-toned color-field abstract suited to living rooms and media rooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.

CreatorMark Rothko
Year1944
MediumTransparent and opaque watercolor
Original dimensions15 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.
SKUyale0021_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:60681

Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc, 1986.57.2.2 · © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York