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[Study for Apse Triptych, Rothko Chapel]

[Study for Apse Triptych, Rothko Chapel]

1986-19 D

Date

Medium

Support

Construction paper

Dimensions

12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)

Estate/Inventory Number

H22.1

Catalog Number

IMAGE.2356

Collection

The Menil Collection, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986-19 D. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Tags

Provenance

Estate of the Artist, 1970–1979

The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York, 1979–1986

The Menil Collection, 1986

Exhibitions

Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission, The Menil Collection, December 13, 1996 – March 30, 1997, cat. 20, as Study for apse triptych.

References

Blinken, Donald, et al. Eliminating the Obstacles Between the Painter and the Observer: The Mark Rothko Foundation, 1976–1986. New York, 1986: 56.
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.
Anfam, David, and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro. Mark Rothko: The Chapel Commission. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, 1996: 26, 31.
Nodelman, Sheldon. The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning. Austin, TX, 1997: 84–86, fig. 49 (b/w detail).

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