Paris Street Scene with Arch at Left
1901 to 1925
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View on museum website →Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 12.6 x 17.6 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
1986.56.284
Art Historical Context
**Paris Street Scene with Arch at Left** offers a charming glimpse into the early career Mark Rothko (1903–1970), the renowned Abstract Expressionist long before his iconic color paintings dominated the mid-th century art world. between 1901 and1925, this intimate on wove paper measures 12.6 x 176 cm, capturing a bustling street scene with a distinctive framing the left side. a classified drawing from the National Gallery of Art collection—gifted by The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.—it showcases Rothko's initial foray into representational urban landscapes during his formative years in America ...
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...