Mark Rothko

American · 1903–1970

Abstract Expressionism Color Field

Also known as:

Rothko, Mark Rothkowitz, Marcus רותקו, מארק

Rothko's monumental color field paintings—luminous rectangles hovering and breathing on vast canvases—were conceived as meditations on joy, tragedy, and transcendence. 'Orange, Red, Yellow' sold for $86.9 million in 2012. His insistence on intimate viewing conditions, his tragic suicide in 1970, and the legendary legal battle over his estate deepened the cultural mythology surrounding his luminous, emotionally overwhelming canvases.

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