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Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was one of a small group of great artists who helped establish New York as the dominant centre of world art in the 1950s, where he was one of the leading artists of the American-led Abstract Expressionist movement. Rothko's work was considered controversial in his elimination of line, leaving only colour to convey content. He remarked that he was "no colourist" and that to think so was to misunderstand his art, yet colour was his sole medium. At his death in 1970 Rothko left an immense store of paintings which became the subject of a celebrated lawsuit that brought the artist, his work and associates into the public eye. This book, first published to coincide with a major exhibition of Rothko's work in 1987, contains essays by two major scholars of the period, Professor Robert Rosenblum and Irving Sandler, along with contributions by two members of the Rothko Foundation, Bonnie Clearwater and Dana Cramer. Contributions from Michael Compton, then Keeper of Museum
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"A beautiful Rothko does to the eyes what beautiful food does to the tastebuds." - The Guardian
First printed in 1987 in conjunction with a major exhibition by the Tate Gallery of London, this revised edition of "Mark Rothko" is the definitive catalog examining the work of one of the most influential abstract artist of the twentieth century.
Here are over 90 full-color plates spanning nearly forty years of Rothko's life and art. Accompanying these extraordinary works are fascinating and revealing contributions by those best qualified for commentary, including essays from distinguished professors Irving Sandler and Robert Rosenblum: staff members of the Rothko Foundation, Bonnie Clearwater and Dana Cranmer: leading critics David Sylvester and Robert Goldwater: and, most importantly, from Rothko himself.
A Selected bibliography is included to make this book an essential for any lover of Rothko's art.
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