The Rothko Museum in Daugavpils has received a valued donation of two original drawings by Mark Rothko from the private collection of the Rothko family. The generous gift – presented by Mark Rothko’s daughter Kate Rothko Prizel during events marking the artist’s 122nd birthday – significantly strengthens the museum’s holdings and deepens the public presence of Rothko’s work in his birthplace. “This is a moment of profound significance for the Rothko Museum, the city of Daugavpils, and the Latvian State,” said Māris Čačka, Director of the Rothko Museum. We are profoundly grateful to Kate Rothko Prizel and the Rothko family for their generosity and trust. The Rothko Museum in Daugavpils is the only public institution in Eastern Europe to hold original works by Mark Rothko in its collection and the only museum in Europe, apart from Tate, to maintain a dedicated Rothko Room with up to six original paintings on permanent display.