Mark Rothko: Works on Paper

Clearwater, Bonnie & Dore Ashton (introduction)

ISBN 10: 0933920539 / ISBN 13: 9780933920538

Published by New York : Hudson Hills Press, 1984

About this Item

Original blind stamped black cloth, dust jacket, richly illustrated in colour, 4to.; Light tobacco smell; edges browned.

Seller Inventory # 322916-KB18

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mark Rothko: Works on Paper
• Publisher: New York : Hudson Hills Press
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933920539
• ISBN 13: 9780933920538
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

―Includes 86 drawings and sketches reproduced in full color dating from the late 1920s through 1969 ―Two gatefolds nearly three feet wide make it possible to view studies of Rothko's work,many of them reproduced in their actual sizes Mark Rothko, a monumental figure in twentieth-century American art and a founder of Abstract Expressionism, is universally known for his huge paintings depicting floating rectangles of glowing colors. Less well known are his works on paper: he held onto most of these, and they were unavailable and largely unknown during his lifetime and during the long years of litigation that followed his death. Now the finest of them can at last be seen. Mark Rothko: Works on Paper presents the intimate legacy of a giant of modern art. As author Bonnie Clearwater writes,With the symmetry, tidy execution, and minimal gesture, the small works on paper often seem to be more quintessential Rothko than many of his canvases. They should be appreciated for their subtlety, their directness, and what they disclose about the artists aesthetic.

About the Author

Bonnie Clearwater, is the former curator of the Mark Rothko Foundation. Dore Ashton is a noted art historian and critic.