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No. 3

Mark Rothko American, born former Russian Empire, now Latvia
1953
Not on view
After a long trek through Expressionism and Surrealism, Rothko’s definitive style coalesced in 1950. Using canvases roughly the height and width of a human standing with outstretched arms, he created what he sometimes called "doors" and "windows" in luminous color. "My pictures are indeed facades" he once said. Muriel Steinberg acquired this painting soon after it was made.

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Object Information
  • Title: No. 3
  • Artist: Mark Rothko (American (born former Russian Empire, now Latvia), Dvinsk 1903–1970 New York, New York)
  • Date: 1953
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 67 7/8 × 54 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. (172.4 × 137.8 × 3.8 × 4.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, in honor of her great-grandchildren, Claire Coven and Hope Coven, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.32.55
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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