Geologic Reverie
M.53.5
Date
Medium
Support
Watermark
Unbleached Arnold: UNBLEACHED ARNOLD
Dimensions
21 13/16 x 29 13/16 in. (55.4 x 75.7 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in blue-gray paint: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Marion Pike, M.53.5. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, no. 1, as Geologic Reverie.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, November 6 – December 24, 1962, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, UCLA Art Galleries, January 6 – February 10, 1963, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Oakland Art Museum, March 16 – April 14, 1963.
American Watercolor Exhibition, Los Angeles County Fair Association, September 18 – October 4, 1964.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, January 30 – February 25, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, March 26 – April 20, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Hayward Gallery, January 11 – March 27, 1978, cat. 15.43, as Geologic Reverie.
Why Artists Draw: Six Centuries of Master Drawings from the Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 21 – April 28, 1991.
Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 23, 1997 – January 12, 1998, cat. 100, as Geologic Reverie.
Gestures: Postwar American and European Abstraction from the Permanent Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 10, 1999 – January 2, 2000.
Drawing Surrealism, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 21, 2012 – January 6, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Drawing Surrealism, Morgan Library & Museum, January 25 – April 21, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, November 6 – December 24, 1962, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, UCLA Art Galleries, January 6 – February 10, 1963, as Geologic Reverie.
The Artist's Environment: The West Coast, Oakland Art Museum, March 16 – April 14, 1963.
American Watercolor Exhibition, Los Angeles County Fair Association, September 18 – October 4, 1964.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, January 30 – February 25, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Twentieth-Century Works on Paper, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, March 26 – April 20, 1968, cat. 51, as Geologic Reverie.
Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Hayward Gallery, January 11 – March 27, 1978, cat. 15.43, as Geologic Reverie.
Why Artists Draw: Six Centuries of Master Drawings from the Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 21 – April 28, 1991.
Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 23, 1997 – January 12, 1998, cat. 100, as Geologic Reverie.
Gestures: Postwar American and European Abstraction from the Permanent Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 10, 1999 – January 2, 2000.
Drawing Surrealism, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 21, 2012 – January 6, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
Drawing Surrealism, Morgan Library & Museum, January 25 – April 21, 2013, as Geologic Reverie.
References
Jewell, Edward Alden. "Art: Hither and Yon." New York Times, April 28, 1946: 6.
Wight, Frederic S. The Artist's Environment: The West Coast. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 1962: 132, cat. 36 (b/w) [reproduced upside down].
Twentieth Century Works on Paper. Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, and Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, 1968: 7, 55, cat. 51 (b/w).
Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870–1953: A centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1970: 17 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-1 (b/w).
Zamoiski, Clair. “Chronology.” In Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, by Diane Waldman. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 271.
Ades, Dawn, Elizabeth Cowling, and David Sylvester. Dada and Surrealism Reviewed. Hayward Gallery, London, 1978: 399.
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 125, fig. 6 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 127, fig. 64 (b/w).
Cutler, Alan. "Notes from the Underground." The Sciences 35 (January/February 1995): 39 (color).
Davis, Bruce. Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1997: 228, cat. 100 (color).
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Submón.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Underworld.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001: 41.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001.
Jones, Leslie, Isabelle Dervaux, and Susan Laxton. Drawing Surrealism. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2012: 222, 202 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. “Things Must be Pulverized: Abstract Expressionism.” In Painting Beyond Pollock, by Morgan Falconer. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. Painting Beyond Pollock. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Wight, Frederic S. The Artist's Environment: The West Coast. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 1962: 132, cat. 36 (b/w) [reproduced upside down].
Twentieth Century Works on Paper. Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, and Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, 1968: 7, 55, cat. 51 (b/w).
Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870–1953: A centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1970: 17 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-1 (b/w).
Zamoiski, Clair. “Chronology.” In Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, by Diane Waldman. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 271.
Ades, Dawn, Elizabeth Cowling, and David Sylvester. Dada and Surrealism Reviewed. Hayward Gallery, London, 1978: 399.
Polcari, Stephen. "The Intellectual Roots of Abstract Expressionism: Mark Rothko." Arts Magazine 54, no. 1 (September 1979): 125, fig. 6 (b/w).
Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. New York, 1991: 127, fig. 64 (b/w).
Cutler, Alan. "Notes from the Underground." The Sciences 35 (January/February 1995): 39 (color).
Davis, Bruce. Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1997: 228, cat. 100 (color).
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Submón.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, 2000: 29.
Weiss, Jeffrey. “Underworld.” In Mark Rothko, by Oliver Wick et al. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001: 41.
Wick, Oliver, et al. Mark Rothko. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2001.
Jones, Leslie, Isabelle Dervaux, and Susan Laxton. Drawing Surrealism. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2012: 222, 202 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. “Things Must be Pulverized: Abstract Expressionism.” In Painting Beyond Pollock, by Morgan Falconer. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
Falconer, Morgan. Painting Beyond Pollock. London, 2015: 18, 19 (color).
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