Mark Rothko
Untitled , 1959 (Dated)
Lot #103 |
2023-05-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Evening Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11157
Auction name: Modern Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-05-16
Currency: USD
Source:
Login to view
Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
Medium: Login to view
Dimensions: 29 Ā¾ by 21 Ā¾ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
75.6
Width In Centimeters:
55.2
Height In Inches:
29.75
Width In Inches:
21.75
Markings: Login to view
Signed: Login to view
Year notes: Dated in 1959.
Provenance
Virginia Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles Bianchini Gallery, New York Mr. Robert and Mrs. Frances Wells Bernhard, New York (acquired from the above circa 1965) Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery, Group Show , 1962, no. 7 Pasadena Art Museum, Director's Choice , 1963, no. 82 Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery, New York, New York , 1964, no. 17 Yonkers, The Hudson River Museum, Art in Westchester from Private Collections , 1969, no. 101
Catalog summary
The Collector's Eye: Works from The Collection of Frances Wells Magee Mark Rothko 1903 - 1970 Untitled signed Mark Rothko and dated 1959 (on the reverse) oil on paper laid down on board 29 Ā¾ by 21 Ā¾ in. 75.6 by 55.2 cm. Executed in 1959. The following work is being considered for inclusion in the forthcoming Mark Rothko Online Resource and Catalogue RaisonnĆ© of works on paper, compiled by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Provenance Virginia Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles Bianchini Gallery, New York Mr. Robert and Mrs. Frances Wells Bernhard, New York (acquired from the above circa 1965) Thence by descent to the present owner Exhibited Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery, Group Show , 1962, no. 7 Pasadena Art Museum, Director's Choice , 1963, no. 82 Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery, New York, New York , 1964, no. 17 Yonkers, The Hudson River Museum, Art in Westchester from Private Collections , 1969, no. 101