Condolence letter from Mark Rothko to Lee Krasner, August 16, 1956
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Condolence letter from Mark Rothko to Lee Krasner, August 16, 1956
- Author: Mark Rothko (American (born former Russian Empire, now Latvia), Dvinsk 1903–1970 New York, New York)
- Artist: Lee Krasner (American, Brooklyn, New York 1908–1984 New York)
- Date: 1956
- Medium: Paper (2)
- Dimensions: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
- Classification: Ephemera
- Credit Line: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984, bulk 1942-1984; 1.2 Correspondence, circa 1929-1984; Box 1, Folder 21; Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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