Mark Rothko
The Journey , 1946 (Executed)
Lot #318 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 300,000 - 400,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12129
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-27
End date: 2026-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Abstract Expressionism
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 39 â…ž by 26 in. 101.3 by 66 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
101.3
Width In Centimeters:
66
Height In Inches:
39.875
Width In Inches:
25.984
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Year notes: Executed in 1946.
Provenance
Margaret Brown Gallery, Boston Sotheby's Los Angeles, 27 February 1974, lot 400 Marisa del Re Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in 1974 by the present owner
Exhibited
Greenwich, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, The Surrealist Vision: Europe and the Americas , January - April 1998, p. 54, illustrated in color Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper , November 2023 - March 2024, pl. 35, n.p., illustrated in color and p. 183
Literature
Molly Warnock, "The Expanse: The Art of Mark Rothko," Artforum 62, no. 7, April 2024, pp. 98-99, illustrated in color
Catalog summary
Property Sold to Benefit Jonas Philanthropies Mark Rothko 1903 - 1970 The Journey signed (lower right) watercolor and ink on paper mounted on canvas 39 ⅞ by 26 in. 101.3 by 66 cm. Executed in 1946. This work will be included in the forthcoming Mark Rothko Online Resource and Catalogue Raisonné of works on paper, compiled by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Saleroom notice Please note that all proceeds from the sale of this lot are to the benefit of Jonas Philanthropies Fund supporting Nursing, Children’s Vision Care, and Climate Health. Provenance Margaret Brown Gallery, Boston Sotheby's Los Angeles, 27 February 1974, lot 400 Marisa del Re Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in 1974 by the present owner Exhibited Greenwich, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, The Surrealist Vision: Europe and the Americas , January - April 1998, p. 54, illustrated in color Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper , November 2023 - March 2024, pl. 35, n.p., illustrated in color and p. 183 Literature Molly Warnock, "The Expanse: The Art of Mark Rothko," Artforum 62, no. 7, April 2024, pp. 98-99, illustrated in color