Mark Rothko

Baptismal Scene
1945

This is an abstract watercolor painting featuring a variety of shapes and lines in blue, black, and orange on a beige paper background. The composition is dynamic, with splatters, organic forms, and linear elements creating a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

This is an abstract watercolor painting featuring a variety of shapes and lines in blue, black, and orange on a beige paper background. The composition is dynamic, with splatters, organic forms, and linear elements creating a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1945

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 20 1/2 × 14 1/2in. (52.1 × 36.8 cm)

Accession number
46.12

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

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

API
artworks/900

Exhibitions

Signs & Symbols

June 28–Oct 28, 2012

Mark Rothko
7 works in the collection

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