Victor PASMORE Untitled from Rothko Memorial Portfolio  (1973)

Original aquatint and line etching printed on Arches Waterleaf 140lbs wove paper from the Rothko Memorial Portfolio (published in 1973). Signed in pencil with initials VP, dated 1972 and numbered from the limited edition of 75 (there were also 15 artist's proofs, 2 Printer's proofs and 10 additional copies numbered in Roman Numerals). Published by White Ink Studios, London and Printed by Cliff White. Image size 395mm x 395mm.

In excellent condition with full, clean margins and has never been framed. A stunning yet subtle signed Victor Pasmore print, immediately recognisable in its abstract exploration of line and shape.

Shortly after Mark Rothko’s tragic death in 1970, the art writer, lecturer and broadcaster Bryan Robertson gathered together artists who had known Rothko and held him in high regard, proposing that something should be done to honour his life and work. As a result the Mark Rothko Memorial Trust was established in 1973 to raise money to enable artists working in the UK to travel to the US. The portfolio contains thirteen prints by thirteen artists: Patrick Caulfield, Merlyn Evans, Adrian Heath, Patrick Heron, John Hoyland, John Hubbard, Paul Huxley, Allen Jones, Henry Moore, Victor Pasmore, Bridget Riley, William Scott and Richard Smith.