Mark Rothko.

Haag, Sabine & Jasper Sharp (eds.)

ISBN 10: 3775745629 / ISBN 13: 9783775745628

Published by HATJE CANTZ, 2019

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Vienna : KHM-Museumsverband, 2019. Hardcover. 183 pp. illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm. - This book traces an arc from the early figurative works by the great American painter to his famous late-phase color field paintings. The survey also factors in the profound effects of Rothko's four trips to Europe between 1950 and 1966, when the artist went to Paris and Venice, Arezzo, Siena, Rome and Florence, where he saw Michelangelo's Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana and the frescoes by Fra Angelico. The illustrated volume not only shows us how Rothko learned from the techniques of the Old Masters, but also contains selections from Rothko's extensive writings about art history, mythology, the drama of human existence, and explanations of his concept of experiential art. Comparing and contrasting Rothko's theories with his development as an artist, the publication supplies us with new ways to interpret some of his greatest paintings. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9783775745628. Keywords : ART, Rothko, Mark (1903-1970).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mark Rothko.
• Publisher: HATJE CANTZ
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3775745629
• ISBN 13: 9783775745628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: as new

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Synopsis

This book traces an arc from the early figurative works by the great American painter to his famous late-phase color field paintings. The survey also factors in the profound effects of Rothko’s four trips to Europe between 1950 and 1966, when the artist went to Paris and Venice, Arezzo, Siena, Rome and Florence, where he saw Michelangelo’s Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana and the frescoes by Fra Angelico. The illustrated volume not only shows us how Rothko learned from the techniques of the Old Masters, but also contains selections from Rothko’s extensive writings about art history, mythology, the drama of human existence, and explanations of his concept of experiential art. Comparing and contrasting Rothko’s theories with his development as an artist, the publication supplies us with new ways to interpret some of his greatest paintings.