Lot 4C. Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Untitled (Shades of Red), signed and dated 'MARK ROTHKO 1961' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 69 x 56 in. (175.3 x 142.2 cm.) Painted in 1961. Price realised USD 66,800,000 (Estimate USD 60,000,000 – USD 80,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2022
Provenance : Mary Lasker, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1983.
Literature: D. Anfam, Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas, Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1998, p. 553, no. 697 (illustrated).
Christie's. The Collection of Anne H. Bass, New York, 12 May 2022.
