In a series of brown- or black-and-gray paintings produced from 1969 to 1970, Rothko divided the composition horizontally and framed the image with a white margin (created by masking the edges of the paper or canvas with tape that was later removed to expose the bare support).

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.

Orange, Red, Yellow is a 1961 Color Field painting by Mark Rothko. On May 8, 2012, it was sold at Christie's from the estate of David Pincus for $86,882,500, [1] a record nominal price for post-war contemporary art at public auction.

Sep 29, 2021 · In May 2012, Orange, red, yellow (1961) sold for $86.9 million when it went under the hammer at Christie’s in New York. During the sale, the painting soared past its $45 million high estimate.

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Rothko largely abandoned conventional titles in 1947, sometimes resorting to numbers or colors in order to distinguish one work from another. The artist also now resisted explaining the meaning of his work.

With paintings such as Untitled (Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red), Mark Rothko arrived at his mature idiom. For the next 20 years he would explore the expressive potential of stacked rectangular fields of luminous colors.

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The artwork “Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red” by Mark Rothko dates back to 1949 and is a significant piece within the Color Field Painting movement, a genre of abstract art. This painting showcases Rothko’s renowned style, marked by a potent use of color to evoke a range of emotions and deep contemplation in the viewer.

Discover fine art prints of Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko’s celebrated colour field paintings. Each print is available framed and ready to hang.