Mark Rothko was ten years old in 1913 when his family emigrated from Latvia (then a part of Russia) to America, joining the father he hadn?t see for three years. In the form of a graphic novel this biography follows him from that moment, through his childhood difficulties and the realization that art was his destiny, to the forging of a career that would see him develop his distinctive artworks.�.

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Title: Mark Rothko
Publisher: Prestel
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 379138791X
ISBN 13: 9783791387918
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Scarduelli, Giovanni
Condition: New

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This unique portrait of Mark Rothko captures his astonishing use of color as it illustrates the story of his life, career, struggles, and philosophy.

Mark Rothko's work is among the most recognizable in modern art history. His huge color-field works enjoy enormous popularity for their luminosity, moodiness, and immersive qualities. But he didn't always paint in bold, simple swaths of color. This graphic biography traces Rothko's entire life, from his boyhood emigration from Russia to America, to his suicide in 1970. It touches on his schooling and early work for the WPA in the 1930s; the evolution of his art from representational to purely abstract; and the dawning of his artistic philosophy, which took him farther and farther away from the material world and toward a universally emotional and expressionist modality. The book's finely detailed drawings are Rothko's signature colors and draw readers into his fascinating creative journey. While Rothko the artist was largely misunderstood during his lifetime, this unique graphic biography offers a way of making sense of his life and of decoding the visual language he invented.

About the Author

FRANCESCO MATTEUZZI is a journalist, writer and author of numerous graphic biographies.

GIOVANNI SCARDUELLI, an illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. He was illustrator for Edward Hopper: The Story of His Life (Prestel).

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