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1945, Mark Rothko, Baptismal Scene [watercolor, ink, graphite] -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum label: In early 1946 the Whitney Museum of American Art acquired Baptismal Scene, making it the first work by Rothko to enter a museum collection. This seems fitting since baptism is a rite of initiation in the Christian faith. As a purification ritual performed by full or partial immersion in water, its treatment in watercolor also feels apt. Note the blue fountain at the top of Rothko's composition.
Link to other paintings from the exhibition Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper.
1945, Mark Rothko, Baptismal Scene [watercolor, ink, graphite] -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum label: In early 1946 the Whitney Museum of American Art acquired Baptismal Scene, making it the first work by Rothko to enter a museum collection. This seems fitting since baptism is a rite of initiation in the Christian faith. As a purification ritual performed by full or partial immersion in water, its treatment in watercolor also feels apt. Note the blue fountain at the top of Rothko's composition.
Link to other paintings from the exhibition Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper.