Three horizontal rectangles in dark red and black tones, with blurred edges, on a red background.

Paintings

Four Darks in Red

1958

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 101 13/16 × 116 3/8 in. (258.6 × 295.6 cm)
Accession number
68.9
Acquired
1968
Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Schwartz, Mrs. Samuel A. Seaver and Charles Simon
Reproduction credit
©Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
collection

About this work

Mark Rothko, Four Darks in Red, 1958. Oil on canvas, overall: 101 13/16 × 116 3/8 in. (258.6 × 295.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Schwartz, Mrs. Samuel A. Seaver and Charles Simon 68.9. ©Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Visual description

Four horizontal bars, varied in width with soft edges, stack against a deep red background. Three of the bars are a brownish red, while the thickest bar, second from the top, is black.

Exhibitions featuring the artist

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