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Mark Rothko ( IPA: / ˈrɒθkoʊ / ), Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was an American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which he produced from 1949 to 1970.
Mark Rothko (IPA: ), Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was an American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which he produced from 1949 to 1970.
Mark Rothko’s art is among the most recognizable of the 20th century. Our exhibition Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper is open from November 19, 2023, to March 31, 2024. We’ve gathered key facts about the artist to help you understand his life and work.
Mark Rothko is a key figure in Abstract Expressionism, best known for his large color field paintings like No.61 (Rust and Blue) (1953). Born Markus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Latvia) in 1903, Rothko and his family immigrated to the United States in 1913.
May 21, 2024 · Mark Rothko (born September 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]—died February 25, 1970, Manhattan, New York, U.S.) was an American painter whose works introduced contemplative introspection into the melodramatic post-World War II Abstract Expressionist school.
Mark Rothko painted soft, rectangular forms floating in saturated color that made him a leader of New York Abstract Expressionism.
Learn about the life and works of artist Mark Rothko in this web feature, created in conjunction with a major exhibition highlighting his extraordinary career.
Mark Rothko (IPA: ), Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was an American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which he produced from 1949 to 1970.
THE CLASSIC PAINTINGS. 1949 – 1959. Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1949, pigmented hide glue and oil on canvas, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986.43.138. Mark Rothko largely abandoned conventional titles in 1947, sometimes resorting to numbers or colors in order to distinguish one work from another.
Mark Rothko, born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz, was an American abstract painter of Latvian Jewish descent. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular...
