Explore the most expensive Mark Rothko paintings ever sold at auctions and the interesting stories behind them.
On “Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940–1950,” which opened at the Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina, on September 14, 2012 and remains on view through January 6, 2013. Mark Rothko’s so-called ...
It’s one of those little quotes that seem to follow the paintings of Mark Rothko wherever they go. Curators love to hang it on the wall like a skeleton key — promising entrance to the paintings beyond ...
Mark Rothko, “Self-Portrait” (1936), © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko/Bildrecht Wien, 2019 (all images via khm.at) VIENNA — Mark Rothko is ...
Visitors who stroll through the National Gallery of Art’s “Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper” in the proper chronological order will eventually arrive at a chapel-like gallery. It’s lined with oil ...
Why is the artist’s work racking up hundreds of thousands of views on social media? For a generation bombarbed with visual stimuli, it seems his canvases offer a meditative escape The works of Mark ...
In the 1950s, the center of the art world shifted from Pablo Picasso’s Paris to Mark Rothko’s New York. This week, Rothko is once again the focus of the city’s art scene, with seven paintings up for ...
Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition. By Tim F. Schneider, ...
Explore the most expensive Mark Rothko paintings ever sold at auctions and the interesting stories behind them.