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Mark Rothko

1903–1970 · Latvian-born American · Based in New York, USA (d. 1970)

  • Yale University
  • Art Students League of New York
  • Lincoln High School
  • Color Field Painting
  • Oil on Canvas
  • Mural Commissions
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Mark Rothko moved from figurative and mythological painting toward the large stacked fields of color that defined his mature work. He sought an emotionally direct experience through scale, luminosity and carefully modulated edges.

Painting

Gallery Representation

Artist Films

Major Works

  • No. 61 (Rust and Blue)
  • No. 14
  • No. 10
  • No. 3/No. 13
  • Four Darks in Red
  • Orange and Yellow
  • Black on Maroon
  • Seagram Murals
  • Rothko Chapel paintings
  • Untitled (Black on Grey)

Museums & Public Collections

Interviews & Writing

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