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Rothko

Why those hazy rectangles, and why should I care? Here’s why.

The Case for Mark Rothko

by The Art Assignment

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960, oil on canvas, 175.3 x 160 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art). — Just because a painting isn’t full of angels doesn’t mean it isn’t spiritual and transcendent.

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker

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The Painting Techniques of Mark Rothko: No. ...

by The Museum of Modern Art

Mark Rothko, No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black), 1958. Oil on canvas, 8' 10 5/8" x 9' 9 1/4" (The Museum of Modern Art) — Rothko wanted his paintings hung as low as possible, so the viewer could enter the painting.

Mark Rothko (at MoMA)

by The Museum of Modern Art

What happens when a painting is vandalized? See how conservators at Tate leapt into action to save a painting.

Restoring Rothko

by Tate

Mark Rothko, No. 3/No. 13, 1949, oil on canvas (MoMA) - detail — If you’re not in tears, you may not understand this painting—at least according to the artist.

Mark Rothko, No. 3/No. 13

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Detail, Mark Rothko, No. 3/No. 13, 1949, oil on canvas, 216.5 x 164.8 cm (The Museum of Modern Art) — This post-WWII movement is characterized by non-objective imagery seemingly charged with personal meaning.

Abstract Expressionism, an introduction

by Dr. Virginia B. Spivey