Landscape with Trees
1901 to 1925
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View on museum website →Medium
(drawing)
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
1986.56.316
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Trees** Rothko (1903–1970) Nestled in the National Gallery of Art's, *Landscape with Trees* is intimate drawing by Mark Rothko, created between 1901 and1925. Measuring just20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.), this modest work captures a natural scene during the artist's formative years. Rothko, who would later redefine modern art with his vast, emotive color fields as a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, began his career with representational subjects like this serene landscape. As a drawing, the piece showcases Rothko's early technical exploration—likely pencil or ink on paper...
About the Artist
Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko (born Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz, September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) stands as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American art and a central pioneer of Abstract Expressionism. Born into a Jewish family in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils, Latvia), then part of the Russian Empire, Rothko's early life was marked by the fear and persecution faced by Jews in Tsarist Rus...