Exhibition “Mark Rothko: A Centennial Celebration”,
organized by the National Gallery of Art and presented by the U.S. Department
of State, opened at the State Museum of Art in Riga, Latvia, on September
22 and is on view through November 30, 2003. It will travel to the Winter
Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The exhibition, organized on the occasion
of the centennial of his birth, showcases 21 of the artist’s distinctive
paintings and works on paper from the National Gallery of Art’s collection.
Paintings and works on paper are grouped together in a loose chronological
sequence, allowing viewers to examine how Rothko developed ideas and experimented
with forms on canvas and on paper simultaneously. The earliest drawings in
the show include a gouache on construction paper that may be a self-portrait
and other representational works from the 1930s. The exhibition concludes
with Rothko’s last painting on canvas, a striking work soaked in vibrant
variations of red.
Exhibition Checklist
WORKS ON PAPER
1) Untitled, 1944/45
watercolor over graphite with ink on paper
Paper size: 58 x 79.1 cm (22 13/16 x 31 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.43.217
2) Untitled, c. 1945
watercolor over graphite with ink on paper
Paper size: 57.2 x 79.5 cm (22 1/2 x 30 7/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.43.218
3) Untitled, 1968
acrylic on paper
Paper size: 127 x 106.7 cm (50 1/8 x 42 3/4 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.43.249
4) Untitled, 1969
acrylic on paper
Paper size: 180.4 x 106.7 cm (71 3/4 x 42 7/16 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.43.278
5) Untitled, 1969
acrylic on paper
Paper size: 182.8 x 121.9 cm (72 1/8 x 48 7/16 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.43.288
6) Untitled, 1934/36
gouache on paper
Paper size: 27.9 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.56.472
7) Untitled, 1938/39
gouache on paper
Paper size: 23.2 x 15.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.56.482
8) Untitled, 1938/39
gouache on paper
Paper size: 25.4 x 30.5 cm (10 3/8 x 12 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.56.511
9) Untitled, 1933/35
opaque watercolor on paper
Matt size: 55.8 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.56.603
10) Untitled, c1935
gouache on paper
Matt size: 71.1 x 55.8 cm (28 x 22 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986
Accession Number: 1986.56.616.a
WORKS ON CANVAS
11) Street Scene, 1936/1937
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 91.5 x 55.8 cm (36 x 22 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.45
Accession Number: 1986.43.45
12) Underground Fantasy, c. 1940
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 87.3 x 118.2 cm (34 5/16 x 46 1/2 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.130
Accession Number: 1986.43.130
13) Untitled, 1941/1942
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 91 x 60.6 cm (35 13/16 x 23 7/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.35
Accession Number: 1986.43.35
14) The Source, 1945/1946
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 100.8 x 71.1 cm (39 5/8 x 27 15/16 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.69
Accession Number: 1986.43.69
15) Aquatic Drama, 1946
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 92.1 x 122.2 cm (36 1/4 x 48 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.10
Accession Number: 1986.43.10
16) No. 22, 1948
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 97.8 x 99.7 cm (38 1/2 x 39 1/4 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.2
Accession Number: 1986.43.2
17) No. 7 [or] No. 11, 1949
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 173 x 111 cm (68 1/8 x 43 1/4 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.144
Accession Number: 1986.43.144
18) No.10, 1949
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 141 x 81.4 cm (55 7/8 x 32 5/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.145
Accession Number: 1986.43.145
19) Untitled, 1955
oil on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 151 x 126.4 cm (59 1/2 x 49 3/4 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mrs. Paul
Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art 1992.51.13
Accession Number: 1992.51.13
20) Untitled, 1969
acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 176.9 x 157.8 cm (69 5/8 x 62 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.163
Accession Number: 1986.43.163
21) Untitled, 1970
acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 152.4 x 145.1 cm (60 1/4 x 57 1/8 in)
Credit line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko
Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.173
Accession Number: 1986.43.173
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