Untitled (still life) [obverse] c. 1938

Mark Rothko's *Untitled (still life)* is a striking example of his early artistic style, painted around 1938. The painting depicts a still life arrangement of objects on a table, including a clock, a hat, a sculpture, and a bowl, painted in muted, somber tones. Rothko uses bold, expressive brushstrokes, creating a sense of depth and texture, emphasizing the solidity of the objects and the subtle interplay of light and shadow. The composition is somewhat unconventional, with the objects arranged in a seemingly haphazard manner, perhaps foreshadowing Rothko's later minimalist works.