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| − | '''Mark Rothko''' (1903 - 1970) was a leader of the New York [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract-Expressionist]] school of [[artist|painter]]s after [[World War II]]. He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> | + | [[File:Rothko.jpg|thumb|Mark Rothko in 1953. Photo by Henry Elkan, Smithsonian Archives of American Art.]] |
| + | '''Mark Rothko''' (1903 - 1970) was a Latvian-born American [[painter]] of Jewish ancestry; leader of the New York [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract-Expressionist]] school of [[artist|painter]]s after [[World War II]]. He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> On February 25, 1970, painter Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York City studio, after having committed suicide at age 66.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/news/features/this-day-in-jewish-history/this-day-in-jewish-history-artist-mark-rothko-is-found-dead.premium-1.505652 Artist Mark Rothko is found dead.]</ref> | ||
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Mark Rothko Contemplation.jpg|Contemplation | ||
| + | File:Mark Rothko Untitled.jpg|Untitled | ||
| + | File:Mark Rothko Number-10 1950.jpg|Number-10 | ||
| + | Image:New Forms.- Mark Rothko.jpg|New Forms | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Contemporary painting]] | ||
| + | *[[Abstract painting]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tsearch?oldartistid=27000&imageset=1 Mark Rothko at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.] 248 works. | ||
| + | *[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rothko_mark.html Mark Rothko] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, April 3, 2019
Mark Rothko (1903 - 1970) was a Latvian-born American painter of Jewish ancestry; leader of the New York Abstract-Expressionist school of painters after World War II. He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.[1] On February 25, 1970, painter Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York City studio, after having committed suicide at age 66.[2]
Contemplation
Untitled
Number-10
New Forms
See also
External links
References
- ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
- ↑ Artist Mark Rothko is found dead.