Artist
Mark Rothko (American, born Latvia, 1903–1970)American, born Latvia, 1903–1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- No. 14 (Painting)
Date1961
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions92 7/8 × 80 in. (235.9 × 203.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number67.19
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
signature abstract style, using layers of
thinned paint to achieve ethereal, floating
fields of color. In the 1960s, he eliminated
most of the high-key tones of his early works
as he continued to seek new ways to pare down
his compositions and increase their emotive
force. No. 14 (Painting) typifies this current,
with only the brilliant red band at the top
piercing the overall meditative and
somber mood
ProvenanceThe artist; [Bernard J. Reis and Company, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1967.
Exhibition History"Selections and Accessions," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–April 2, 1967.
"Signals in the Sixties," Honolulu Academy of Art, October 3–November 10, 1968.
"Mark Rothko: A Retrospective," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 26, 1978–January 14, 1979; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 8–April 1, 1979; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, April 25–June 10, 1979; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 3–September 26, 1979. (LN:78.12).
"Abstract Expressionism: The Critical Developments," Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, September 19–November 29, 1987. (LN:87.10).
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.
"Color Field: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 28–August 4, 2002.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
"Mark Rothko: A Retrospective," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 20, 2015–January 24, 2016.
"Mark Rothko," Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France, October 18, 2023–April 2, 2024. (OL.1536)
Catalogue raisonnéAnfam, 701
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Catherine Lee
1978
Oil, India ink, matte medium, and graphite on canvas
2009.461
