Head of a Male, with Mustache and Glasses c. 1937

"Head of a Male, with Mustache and Glasses" is a pen and ink drawing created by the prominent American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko in 1937. The work depicts a close-up portrait of a man with a mustache wearing round glasses. Rothko's signature style is evident in the use of bold, expressive lines and hatching to create a sense of depth and texture, which is in contrast to his later color field paintings. This drawing is a prime example of Rothko's exploration of figurative subject matter in the early years of his career.