Art, literature & historyAbstract Composition in Blue, Black, Gray, and Tan
c. 1944/1946
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache, and pen and black ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 38 x 53.4 cm (14 15/16 x 21 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.43.229
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Abstract Composition in Blue, Black, Gray, and Tan — Mark Rothko. c. 1944/1946.
Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and black ink on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 38 x 53.4 cm (14 15/16 x 21 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.43.229. 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.