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Mark Rothko (/ ˈrɒθkoʊ / ROTH-koh; 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 is best known as one of the central figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement in American art in the 1950s and '60s.
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’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.
A prominent figure among the New York School painters, Mark Rothko moved through many artistic styles until reaching his signature 1950s motif of soft, rectangular forms floating on a stained field of color. Heavily influenced by mythology and philosophy, he was insistent that his art was filled with content, and brimming with ideas.
Marc Rothko is best known as one of the central figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement in American art in the 1950s and '60s. Mark Rothko was born Marcus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia), on September 25, 1903, and immigrated to the United States with his family in his youth.
Mark Rothko (September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was an American citizen that travelled back to the United States from Russia in 1913. His family was based in Portland, Oregon and his childhood was filled with the issues of the society and politics that had been occurring at the time.