Sea Birds / Animals of the Land / Animals of the Air

Sea Birds / Animals of the Land / Animals of the Air

Date

Medium

Watercolor, ink

Support

Linen-finish wove paper

Dimensions

26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)

Inscription

Lower right in gray paint: MARK ROTHKO

Catalog Number

IMAGE.824

Collection

Private Collection, Chevy Chase, Maryland. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Provenance

Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, 1948

Lynne Thompson, Blue Hill, Maine, 1948

Helen Thorndike Mackay, Berkeley, California, 1962

Alden Thorndike Mackay

Robert G. Osborne Gallery, New York

Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York, 1983

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, 1983

Osuna Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983

Private Collection, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1983

Exhibitions

Picasso and Pie, Blue Hill Public Library, June 21 – September 20, 1949.
Treasures from East Bay Collections, Oakland Art Museum, September 28 – November 2, 1962, as Animals of the Air.

References

Treasures from East Bay Collections. Oakland Art Museum, California, 1962: n.p..