LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

102.99 in. (261.60 cm.) (height) by 62.48 in. (158.70 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'MARK ROTHKO 1952' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mark Rothko 1903-1970: A Retrospective, October 1978-September 1979.

Literature:

D. Anfam, Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas, Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1998, p. 365, no. 480 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Estate of the Artist. Marlborough A.G., Liechtenstein/Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klebanoff, Palm Beach. Acquired from the above by the present owner.