Art, literature & historyAbstract Composition in Brown, Green, Blue, Black, and Orange [recto]
c. 1944
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- watercolor, pen and black ink, and brush and blackink over graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 37.9 x 53.2 cm (14 15/16 x 20 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.43.177.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Abstract Composition in Brown, Green, Blue, Black, and Orange [recto] — Mark Rothko. c. 1944.
Medium: watercolor, pen and black ink, and brush and blackink over graphite on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 37.9 x 53.2 cm (14 15/16 x 20 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.43.177.a. Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc..
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.