Speaker: Sarah Urist Green
The Case for Mark Rothko
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Pablo Picasso's La Vie
a Bank of America Masterpiece Moment
A culminating work of the artist’s Blue Period, La Vie is a poignant statement by a young Picasso mourning the loss of a friend while struggling to understand the meaning of life.