No. 7 [or] No. 11

1949

Mark Rothko

Associated Names
Mark Rothko

Painter, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

This painting is composed of horizontal bands of color in an abstract arrangement. Muted red, blue, and pink strokes create lines across the lower half, with a white and orange rectangle on the bottom. A pale green square with a faint pink center dominates the top half of the painting. The edges of the painting are surrounded by a thin band of bright orange. Some of the colors blend slightly into one another, and visible brushstrokes create slight variations in color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 173 x 111 cm (68 1/8 x 43 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.43.144

  • Copyright

    Copyright © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1903-1970]; his estate; consigned 1970 to (Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); transferred 1977 back to the artist's estate;[1] transferred 1979 to The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., New York; gift 1986 to NGA.
[1] For a detailed discussion of the transactions surrounding the Rothko estate see Lee Seldes, Legacy of Mark Rothko, New York, 1978.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Mark Rothko, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, 1950, no cat.

1961

  • Mark Rothko, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November-December 1961, no. 10.

  • Mark Rothko, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, January-March 1961, unnumbered catalogue.

  • Mark Rothko: A Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings 1945-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, October-November 1961, no. 10, repro.

1962

  • Mark Rothko, Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1962, no. 7.

  • Mark Rothko, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, 1962, no. 10, repro.

  • Mark Rothko, Kunsthalle Basel, 1962, no. 10.

  • Mark Rothko, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1962, no. 10.

1971

  • Mark Rothko, Kunsthaus Zurich; Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; Museum Roymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1971-1972, no. 17, repro.

1972

  • Mark Rothko, Hayward Gallery, London, 1972.

  • Mark Rotkho, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1972, no. 12, repro.

1978

  • Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1978, no. 87, repro.

1983

  • Mark Rothko 1949: A Year in Transition / Selections from the Mark Rothko Foundation, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1983, no. 4, repro.

1986

  • The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Haags Gemeemtemuseum, The Hague, 1986-1987, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 6.

1987

  • Mark Rothko 1903-1970, The Tate Gallery, London; Fundación Juan March, Madrid; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1987-1988, no. 30 (London catalogue), no. 14 (Madrid catalogue), no. 26 (Cologne catalogue), repros.

1989

  • Rothko Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, North Carolina Museum, Raleigh, 1989, no cat.

1990

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990-1991.

1991

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, New York, 1991.

1992

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, 1992.

  • Another World, Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery, Mito, Japan, 1992-1993, no catalogue number, repro. 22, 47.

1993

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Salina Art Center, Kansas, 1993.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 1993.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Art Musuem of South Texas, Corpus Christi, 1993.

1994

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, Indiana, 1994.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Wallach Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1994.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, Wisconsin, 1994.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond, Virginia, 1994.

1995

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, 1995.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), San Diego Musuem of Art, 1995.

1996

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), The Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 1996.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1996.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1996.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Palm Springs Desert Museum, California, 1996-1997.

1997

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, 1997.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Midland Center for the Arts, Michigan, 1997.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California, 1997.

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1997.

1998

  • Mark Rothko: The Spirit of Myth, Early Paintings from the 1930s and 1940s (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1998.

2003

  • Mark Rothko: A Centennial Celebration, State Museum of Art, Riga; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 2003-2004, unnumbered brochures.

2005

  • The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Museo de Arte Moderna, Mexico City; Hong Kong Museum of Art; Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, 2005-2006, brochures, no. 16, repro.

2013

  • Mark Rothko: Paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie [National Museum], Warsaw, 2013, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2014

  • Mark Rothko: Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea, 2014-2015, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2015

  • Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015-2016, no. 21, repro.

2019

  • Mark Rothko [German title: Mark Rothko: Dramaturg der Form], Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, 2019, no. 24, repro.

Bibliography

1950

  • Krasne, Belle. "Mark of Rothko." Art Digest 24 (1950): 17.

1972

  • Lacoste, Michel Conil. "La transcendance de Rothko." Le Monde (1972): 13.

1977

  • Panicelli, Ida. Introduction in Mark Rothko: Mostra Didattica. Exh. cat. Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Te, Mantua, 1977: 12.

1979

  • Fujieda, Teruo. "Special Feature: Mark Rothko." Mizue 888 (1979): 51, repro.

1983

  • Ashton, Dore. About Rothko. New York, 1983: fig. 5.

1987

  • Gallego, Julian. "Mark Rothko: El color hecho espiritu." ABC de las Artes 1 (1987): 13, repro.

  • Popovici, Cirilo. "Mark Rothko, en torno." Batik (1987): 9, repro.

1988

  • Kolberg, Gerhard. "Mark Rothko: Meditationsbilder." Kolner Museums-Bulletin 1 (1988): 27, repro.

  • Polcari, Steven. "Mark Rothko: Heritage, Environment, and Tradition." Smithsonian Studies in American Art 2, no. 2 (1988): 51, repro.

1989

  • Chave, Anna C. Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction. New Haven, 1989: fig. 10.

1991

  • Grunenberg, Christoph. Mark Rothko. Washington, D.C., 1991: 13-14, fig. 11.

  • Polcari, Stephen. Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience. Cambridge, Massacusetts, 1991: 140, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 316, repro.

1994

  • Journey into the Masterpieces: Adventures in Modern Art. Tokyo, 1994: 115, repro.

1998

  • Anfam, David. Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven and London, 1998: no. 414, repro.

Inscriptions

upper center reverse: MARK ROTHKO / 1949

Wikidata ID

Q20194288

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