Vessels of Magic
Museum Collection Fund, 47.106
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
38 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (98.4 x 65.4 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in graphite: MARK ROTHKO
Catalog Number
IMAGE.1028
Collection
Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 47.106. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
Exhibitions
Mark Rothko: Exhibition of Watercolors, Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, April 22 – May 4, 1946, no. 7, as Vessels of Magic.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Vessels of Magic.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Vessels of Magic.
International Watercolor Exhibition: Fourteenth Biennial, Brooklyn Museum, April 16 – June 8, 1947, cat. 66, as Vessels of Magic.
New Accessions United States, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, July 12 – September 5, 1948, cat. 9, as Vessels of Magic.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, Palazzo Reale Napoli, October 31 – November 25, 1959.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, Palazzo Strozzi, December 12, 1959 – January 10, 1960.
25 anni di pittura americana, 1933-1958, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, January 23 – February 22, 1960.
25 anni di pittura americana, 1933–1958, Società per le belle arti ed esposizione permanente, March 5 – 31, 1960, as Vessels of Magic.
Moderne amerikanische Malerei, 1930–1958, Amerika Haus, April 15 – May 15, 1960.
Moderne amerikanische Malerei, 1930–1958, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, June 3 – 26, 1960, cat. 63, as Vessels of Magic.
Modernt amerikanskt måleri, 1932–1958, Göteborgs konstmuseum, July 15 – August 7, 1960, cat. 63, as Magiska fartyg.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, York City Art Gallery, August 15 – September 20, 1960, cat. 63, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, The Museum of Modern Art, January 18 – March 12, 1961, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: A Retrospective Exhibition: Paintings, 1945–1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, October 11 – November 8, 1961, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Stedelijk Museum, November 23 – December 27, 1961, cat. 4, as toverkelken.
Mark Rothko, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, January 6 – 28, 1962, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Kunsthalle Basel, March 3 – April 8, 1962, cat. 4, as Magische Gefäβe.
Mark Rothko, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, April 27 – September 1, 1962, cat. 4, as Vascelli magici.
Mark Rothko, Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris, December 5, 1962 – January 13, 1963, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
New York Painting and Sculpture, 1940–1970, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 18, 1969 – February 1, 1970, cat. 345, as Vessels of Magic.
From the Collection: The Face of the Artist, Brooklyn Museum, April – May, 1974.
Subjects of the Artists: New York Painting, 1941–1947, Whitney Museum of American Art, downtown branch, April 22 – May 28, 1975, as Vessels of Magic.
Twentieth-Century American Drawing: Three Avant-Garde Generations, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, January 23 – March 28, 1976, cat. 122, as Vessels of Magic.
American Watercolors and Pastels from the Museum Collection, Brooklyn Museum, July 3 – September 19, 1976.
Surrealism and American Art, 1931–1947, Rutgers University Art Gallery, March 5 – April 24, 1977, cat. 130, as Vessels of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, March 30 – May 14, 1978, as Vessels of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Whitney Museum of American Art, October 5 – December 3, 1978, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 27, 1978 – January 14, 1979, cat. 52, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Subjects, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, October 15, 1983 – February 26, 1984, as Vessels of Mgic.
American Watercolors from our Collection, Brooklyn Museum, May 11 – September 3, 1984.
Flying Tigers: Painting and Sculpture in New York 1939–1946, Bell Gallery, Brown University, April 26 – May 27, 1985, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
Flying Tigers: Painting and Sculpture in New York 1939–1946, Parrish Art Museum, June 9 – July 28, 1985, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
La planète affolée: Surréalisme, dispersion et influences, 1938–1947, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Musées de Marseille, April 12 – June 30, 1986, cat. 281, as Vessels of Magic.
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting, 1890–1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 23, 1986 – March 8, 1987, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
The Legacy of Surrealism in Contemporary Art, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Patterson College, February 21 – March 11, 1988, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, September 23 – November 5, 1995, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, November 11 – December 24, 1995, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Nagoya City Art Museum, January 4 – February 12, 1996, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, February 17 – March 24, 1996, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent, and the American Watercolor Movement, Brooklyn Museum, May 8 – August 23, 1998, cat. 125, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, cat. 31, as Vessels of Magic.
Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent, and the American Watercolor Movement, Terra Museum of American Art, May 8 – July 4, 1999, cat. 125, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, San Francisco Museum of Art, August 13 – September 8, 1946, as Vessels of Magic.
Oils and Watercolors by Mark Rothko, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, October 1 – 15, 1946, as Vessels of Magic.
International Watercolor Exhibition: Fourteenth Biennial, Brooklyn Museum, April 16 – June 8, 1947, cat. 66, as Vessels of Magic.
New Accessions United States, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, July 12 – September 5, 1948, cat. 9, as Vessels of Magic.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, Palazzo Reale Napoli, October 31 – November 25, 1959.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, Palazzo Strozzi, December 12, 1959 – January 10, 1960.
25 anni di pittura americana, 1933-1958, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, January 23 – February 22, 1960.
25 anni di pittura americana, 1933–1958, Società per le belle arti ed esposizione permanente, March 5 – 31, 1960, as Vessels of Magic.
Moderne amerikanische Malerei, 1930–1958, Amerika Haus, April 15 – May 15, 1960.
Moderne amerikanische Malerei, 1930–1958, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, June 3 – 26, 1960, cat. 63, as Vessels of Magic.
Modernt amerikanskt måleri, 1932–1958, Göteborgs konstmuseum, July 15 – August 7, 1960, cat. 63, as Magiska fartyg.
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958, York City Art Gallery, August 15 – September 20, 1960, cat. 63, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, The Museum of Modern Art, January 18 – March 12, 1961, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: A Retrospective Exhibition: Paintings, 1945–1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, October 11 – November 8, 1961, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Stedelijk Museum, November 23 – December 27, 1961, cat. 4, as toverkelken.
Mark Rothko, Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, January 6 – 28, 1962, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Kunsthalle Basel, March 3 – April 8, 1962, cat. 4, as Magische Gefäβe.
Mark Rothko, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, April 27 – September 1, 1962, cat. 4, as Vascelli magici.
Mark Rothko, Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris, December 5, 1962 – January 13, 1963, cat. 4, as Vessels of Magic.
New York Painting and Sculpture, 1940–1970, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 18, 1969 – February 1, 1970, cat. 345, as Vessels of Magic.
From the Collection: The Face of the Artist, Brooklyn Museum, April – May, 1974.
Subjects of the Artists: New York Painting, 1941–1947, Whitney Museum of American Art, downtown branch, April 22 – May 28, 1975, as Vessels of Magic.
Twentieth-Century American Drawing: Three Avant-Garde Generations, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, January 23 – March 28, 1976, cat. 122, as Vessels of Magic.
American Watercolors and Pastels from the Museum Collection, Brooklyn Museum, July 3 – September 19, 1976.
Surrealism and American Art, 1931–1947, Rutgers University Art Gallery, March 5 – April 24, 1977, cat. 130, as Vessels of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, March 30 – May 14, 1978, as Vessels of Magic.
Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, Whitney Museum of American Art, October 5 – December 3, 1978, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 27, 1978 – January 14, 1979, cat. 52, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Subjects, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, October 15, 1983 – February 26, 1984, as Vessels of Mgic.
American Watercolors from our Collection, Brooklyn Museum, May 11 – September 3, 1984.
Flying Tigers: Painting and Sculpture in New York 1939–1946, Bell Gallery, Brown University, April 26 – May 27, 1985, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
Flying Tigers: Painting and Sculpture in New York 1939–1946, Parrish Art Museum, June 9 – July 28, 1985, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
La planète affolée: Surréalisme, dispersion et influences, 1938–1947, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Musées de Marseille, April 12 – June 30, 1986, cat. 281, as Vessels of Magic.
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting, 1890–1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 23, 1986 – March 8, 1987, cat. 50, as Vessels of Magic.
The Legacy of Surrealism in Contemporary Art, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Patterson College, February 21 – March 11, 1988, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, September 23 – November 5, 1995, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, November 11 – December 24, 1995, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Nagoya City Art Museum, January 4 – February 12, 1996, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, February 17 – March 24, 1996, cat. 20, as Vessels of Magic.
Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent, and the American Watercolor Movement, Brooklyn Museum, May 8 – August 23, 1998, cat. 125, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko, Whitney Museum of American Art, September 17 – November 29, 1998, cat. 31, as Vessels of Magic.
Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent, and the American Watercolor Movement, Terra Museum of American Art, May 8 – July 4, 1999, cat. 125, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, National Gallery of Art, November 19, 2023 – March 31, 2024, as Vessels of Magic.
Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, May 16 – September 22, 2024.
References
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Gibbs, Jo. "Contemporary Art, Artists and Museums in the U.S.A." Art Digest 22, no. 19 (August 1, 1948): 11.
Seitz, William. "Nature and Abstract Painting.” The Brooklyn Museum Bulletin 18, no. 4 (Summer 1957): 11 (b/w).
de Kooning, Elaine. "Kline and Rothko: Two Americans in Action." Art News Annual 27 (1958): 175 (b/w).
25 Anni di Pittura Americana 1933–1958. Permanente Gallery, Milan, 1960: 34 (b/w).
Moderne Amerikanische Malerei 1930–1958. Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany, 1960: cat. 63 (b/w).
Adlow, Dorothy. Moderne Amerikanische Måleri: 1932–1958. Göteborgs Konstmuseum and Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1960: n.p.
Ingamells, J. A. S. "American Painting at York." The Museums Journal 60, no. 6 (October 1960): 165 (b/w).
Ferrári, Oreste. "Venticinque anni di Pittura Americana." Arte Figurativa VIII, no. 44 (March-April 1960, no. 2): 58, 55 (b/w).
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958. York City Art Gallery, York, England, 1960: n.p, cat. 63 (b/w).
Goldwater, Robert, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko, A Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings 1945–1960. Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1961: cat. 4 (b/w).
Goldwater, Robert, Emilio Villa, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1961: n.p.
Coates, Robert M. "The Art Galleries: In the Museums." New Yorker, January 28, 1961: 78-79.
Selz, Peter. Mark Rothko. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1962: n.p.
Goldwater, Robert, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko. Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1962: n.p..
Bucarelli, Palma. Mark Rothko. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, 1962: 17, cat. 4 (b/w).
Alloway, Lawrence. "Notes on Rothko." Art International 6, no. 5-6 (Summer 1962): no. 2, 94.
Selz, Peter. Mark Rothko. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 1962: cat. 4.
Geldzahler, Henry. New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940–1970. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1969: 58, cat. 345, 296 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-2 (b/w).
Trini, Tommaso. "Dietro la luce di Rothko." Arte Illustrata 30–33 (June–September 1970): 64.
O'Doherty, Brian. American Masters: The Voice and the Myth in Modern Art. New York, 1974: 199, 188 (b/w).
Waldman, Diane. Twentieth-Century American Drawing: Three Avant-Garde Generations. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1976: 77.
Wechsler, Jeffrey. Surrealism and American Art, 1931–1947. Rutgers University Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, 1977: cat. 130 (b/w).
"Abstract Expressionists." Museum News [Toledo Museum of Art] 19, no. 4 (1977): 98, fig. 5 (b/w).
Hoopes, Donelson F. American Watercolor Painting. New York, 1977: 191 (b/w).
Kramer, Hilton. “Rothko–Art as Religious Faith.” New York Times, November 12, 1978: 35.
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 278, cat. 52 (b/w).
Hobbs, Robert Carlton. “Early Abstract Expressionism: A Concern with the Unknown Within.” In Robert Carlton Hobbs and Gail Levin, Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1978: 23, 116, fig. 10 (b/w).
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Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change. London, 1980: 262, plate 180 (color).
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Seitz, William. "Nature and Abstract Painting.” The Brooklyn Museum Bulletin 18, no. 4 (Summer 1957): 11 (b/w).
de Kooning, Elaine. "Kline and Rothko: Two Americans in Action." Art News Annual 27 (1958): 175 (b/w).
25 Anni di Pittura Americana 1933–1958. Permanente Gallery, Milan, 1960: 34 (b/w).
Moderne Amerikanische Malerei 1930–1958. Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany, 1960: cat. 63 (b/w).
Adlow, Dorothy. Moderne Amerikanische Måleri: 1932–1958. Göteborgs Konstmuseum and Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1960: n.p.
Ingamells, J. A. S. "American Painting at York." The Museums Journal 60, no. 6 (October 1960): 165 (b/w).
Ferrári, Oreste. "Venticinque anni di Pittura Americana." Arte Figurativa VIII, no. 44 (March-April 1960, no. 2): 58, 55 (b/w).
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958. York City Art Gallery, York, England, 1960: n.p, cat. 63 (b/w).
Goldwater, Robert, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko, A Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings 1945–1960. Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1961: cat. 4 (b/w).
Goldwater, Robert, Emilio Villa, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1961: n.p.
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Selz, Peter. Mark Rothko. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1962: n.p.
Goldwater, Robert, and Peter Selz. Mark Rothko. Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1962: n.p..
Bucarelli, Palma. Mark Rothko. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, 1962: 17, cat. 4 (b/w).
Alloway, Lawrence. "Notes on Rothko." Art International 6, no. 5-6 (Summer 1962): no. 2, 94.
Selz, Peter. Mark Rothko. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 1962: cat. 4.
Geldzahler, Henry. New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940–1970. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1969: 58, cat. 345, 296 (b/w).
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York, 1970: 175, fig. 13-2 (b/w).
Trini, Tommaso. "Dietro la luce di Rothko." Arte Illustrata 30–33 (June–September 1970): 64.
O'Doherty, Brian. American Masters: The Voice and the Myth in Modern Art. New York, 1974: 199, 188 (b/w).
Waldman, Diane. Twentieth-Century American Drawing: Three Avant-Garde Generations. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1976: 77.
Wechsler, Jeffrey. Surrealism and American Art, 1931–1947. Rutgers University Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, 1977: cat. 130 (b/w).
"Abstract Expressionists." Museum News [Toledo Museum of Art] 19, no. 4 (1977): 98, fig. 5 (b/w).
Hoopes, Donelson F. American Watercolor Painting. New York, 1977: 191 (b/w).
Kramer, Hilton. “Rothko–Art as Religious Faith.” New York Times, November 12, 1978: 35.
Waldman, Diane. Mark Rothko, 1903–1970: A Retrospective. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978: 278, cat. 52 (b/w).
Hobbs, Robert Carlton. “Early Abstract Expressionism: A Concern with the Unknown Within.” In Robert Carlton Hobbs and Gail Levin, Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1978: 23, 116, fig. 10 (b/w).
Devade, Marc. "América! Amériqua?" Peinture, no. 14/15 (May 1979): 315 (b/w).
Foster, Stephen C. The Critics of Abstract Expressionism. Ann Arbor, 1980: plate 5 (b/w).
Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change. London, 1980: 262, plate 180 (color).
Chave, Anna. Mark Rothko: Subjects. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, 1983: 22 (color).
Clearwater, Bonnie. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper. American Federation of Arts, New York, 1984: 31-32, 31 (b/w).
The Brooklyn Museum: American Watercolors, Pastels, Collages: A Complete Illustrated Listing of Works in the Museum's Collection. Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1984: 13, 62 (b/w).
Rudenstine, Angelica Zander. Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. New York, 1985: 691.
Rodgers, Timothy Robert, Kermit Champa, Nancy Versaci, and Judith Tolnick. Flying Tigers: Painting and Sculpture in New York 1939–1946. Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1985: 93, cat. 50 (b/w).
Musées de Marseill. La planète affolée: Surréalisme Dispersion et Influences, 1938–1947. Marseille, France, 1986: 123 (b/w).
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