[Study for side-wall triptychs, Rothko Chapel]
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1986-14 D
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (16.5 x 26 cm)
Estate/Inventory Number
H20.2
Catalog Number
IMAGE.2351
Collection
The Menil Collection, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986-14 D. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Tags
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, May 6 – August 5, 1984, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, November 3, 1984 – January 6, 1985, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 3 – June 16, 1985, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Milwaukee Art Museum, November 22, 1985 – January 12, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Portland Art Museum, February 11 – April 6, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 8 – June 29, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 18 – September 1, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Fort Worth Art Museum, September 21 – November 9, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, The Menil Collection, December 13, 1996 – March 30, 1997, cat. 22, as Study for side-wall triptychs.
Rothko, Tate Modern, September 26, 2008 – February 1, 2009, as Study for side-wall triptychs.
Rothko, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, February 21 – June 14, 2009.
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, November 3, 1984 – January 6, 1985, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 3 – June 16, 1985, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Milwaukee Art Museum, November 22, 1985 – January 12, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Portland Art Museum, February 11 – April 6, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 8 – June 29, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 18 – September 1, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper, Fort Worth Art Museum, September 21 – November 9, 1986, cat. 64, as Untitled (sketch for Chapel triptych).
Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, The Menil Collection, December 13, 1996 – March 30, 1997, cat. 22, as Study for side-wall triptychs.
Rothko, Tate Modern, September 26, 2008 – February 1, 2009, as Study for side-wall triptychs.
Rothko, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, February 21 – June 14, 2009.
References
Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. American Federation of Arts, New York, 1984: 134, cat. 64 (color).
Blinken, Donald, et al. Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986. New York, 1986: 56.
Barnes, Susan J. The Rothko Chapel: An Act of Faith. Austin, TX, 1989: 60–61, 62, fig. 36 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 469, 653n37.
Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol. “Nuances of Surface in the Rothko Chapel Paintings.” In Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, by David Anfam and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27.
Anfam, David, and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27, 31.
Nodelman, Sheldon. The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning. Austin, TX, 1997: 123, 124, fig. 73 (b/w).
Borchardt-Hume, Achim, ed. Rothko: The Late Series. Tate Modern, London, 2008: 228, 162 (color).
Wilker, Annie. “Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use.” In Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis, by Annie Wilker and Jens Stenger. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, fig. 36 (color).
Wilker, Annie, and Jens Stenger. Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, fig. 36 (color).
Blinken, Donald, et al. Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986. New York, 1986: 56.
Barnes, Susan J. The Rothko Chapel: An Act of Faith. Austin, TX, 1989: 60–61, 62, fig. 36 (b/w).
Breslin, James E. B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago, IL, 1993: 469, 653n37.
Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol. “Nuances of Surface in the Rothko Chapel Paintings.” In Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, by David Anfam and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27.
Anfam, David, and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27, 31.
Nodelman, Sheldon. The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning. Austin, TX, 1997: 123, 124, fig. 73 (b/w).
Borchardt-Hume, Achim, ed. Rothko: The Late Series. Tate Modern, London, 2008: 228, 162 (color).
Wilker, Annie. “Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use.” In Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis, by Annie Wilker and Jens Stenger. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, fig. 36 (color).
Wilker, Annie, and Jens Stenger. Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, fig. 36 (color).
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