[Study for side-wall triptychs, Rothko Chapel]
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1986-16 D
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 10 5/16 in. (16.8 x 26.2 cm)
Inscription
Center left in graphite: 27 12; lower left: 12 12
Estate/Inventory Number
H20.4
Catalog Number
IMAGE.2353
Collection
The Menil Collection, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986-16 D. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Tags
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, The Menil Collection, December 13, 1996 – March 30, 1997, cat. 24, 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.
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
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. 38 (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, fig. 10 (b/w).
Anfam, David, and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27, 31, fig. 10 (b/w).
Nodelman, Sheldon. The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning. Austin, TX, 1997: 123, 124, fig. 75 (b/w).
Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol. "The Rothko Chapel Paintings: A Personal Account." In Image of the Not-Seen: Search for Understanding, The Rothko Chapel Art Series, edited by K. C. Eynatten, Kate Hutchins, and Don Quaintance. Houston, TX, 2007: 84, fig. 65 (b/w).
Eynatten, K.C., Kate Hutchins, and Don Quaintance, eds. Image of the Not-Seen: Search for Understanding, The Rothko Chapel Art Series. Houston, TX, 2007: 84, fig. 65 (b/w).
Borchardt-Hume, Achim, ed. Rothko: The Late Series. Tate Modern, London, 2008: 228, 160 (color).
Stenger, Jens. “Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Scientific Analysis.” In Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis, by Annie Wilker and Jens Stenger. Cambridge, MA, 2009: n.p., n.p. (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, 9, fig. 37 (color), fig. 42 (color).
Wilker, Annie, and Jens Stenger. Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, 9, n.p., fig. 37 (color), fig. 42 (color), n.p. (color).
Barnes, Susan J. The Rothko Chapel: An Act of Faith. Austin, TX, 1989: 60–61, 62, fig. 38 (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, fig. 10 (b/w).
Anfam, David, and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 27, 31, fig. 10 (b/w).
Nodelman, Sheldon. The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning. Austin, TX, 1997: 123, 124, fig. 75 (b/w).
Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol. "The Rothko Chapel Paintings: A Personal Account." In Image of the Not-Seen: Search for Understanding, The Rothko Chapel Art Series, edited by K. C. Eynatten, Kate Hutchins, and Don Quaintance. Houston, TX, 2007: 84, fig. 65 (b/w).
Eynatten, K.C., Kate Hutchins, and Don Quaintance, eds. Image of the Not-Seen: Search for Understanding, The Rothko Chapel Art Series. Houston, TX, 2007: 84, fig. 65 (b/w).
Borchardt-Hume, Achim, ed. Rothko: The Late Series. Tate Modern, London, 2008: 228, 160 (color).
Stenger, Jens. “Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Scientific Analysis.” In Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis, by Annie Wilker and Jens Stenger. Cambridge, MA, 2009: n.p., n.p. (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, 9, fig. 37 (color), fig. 42 (color).
Wilker, Annie, and Jens Stenger. Mark Rothko’s Mural Sketches: Materials and Use / Scientific Analysis. Cambridge, MA, 2009: 8, 9, n.p., fig. 37 (color), fig. 42 (color), n.p. (color).
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