Abstraction

c. 1944/1946

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: watercolor, pen and black ink, and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions: overall: 37.7 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1986.43.231
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Abstraction — Mark Rothko. c. 1944/1946.

Medium: watercolor, pen and black ink, and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 37.7 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.43.231. 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.

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