Mark Rothko

(No title)
ca. 1945

An abstract painting featuring a variety of shapes and lines in muted colors on a rectangular canvas. The composition includes organic forms that resemble plant-like structures and whimsical figures, with a mix of dark and light hues creating a sense of depth and movement. The background is divided into two horizontal sections, with the top being lighter, suggesting a sky or space above the darker lower section, which could represent the ground or a body of water.

An abstract painting featuring a variety of shapes and lines in muted colors on a rectangular canvas. The composition includes organic forms that resemble plant-like structures and whimsical figures, with a mix of dark and light hues creating a sense of depth and movement. The background is divided into two horizontal sections, with the top being lighter, suggesting a sky or space above the darker lower section, which could represent the ground or a body of water.

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Date
ca. 1945

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/8 × 19in. (33.3 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
2018.221

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of Marcia Thompson

Rights and reproductions
© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Mark Rothko
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