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Rothko (Taschen)

By Jacob Baal-Teshuva Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist’s consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, first formed in New York City, Rothko rejected the label and insisted instead on “a consummated experience between picture and onlooker.”Following a repertoire of figurative works, Rothko developed his now iconic canvases of bold color blocks in red,...

Mark Rothko: Book of Postcards

Mark Rothko aimed to create paintings that achieved his ideal of “the simple expression of the complex thought.” His signature compositions of two to four rectangular forms, aligned vertically against a color ground, create wide-ranging moods and atmospheric effects. Contemplating a Rothko painting can be akin to a spiritual experience. This book of postcards pays homage to the revolutionary abstract expressionist with 30 reproductions of his paintings. Pomegranate & National Gallery of ...

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Mark Rothko: No. 5 Notecard

From Pomegranate Mark Rothko, No. 5 (1958) Published with the National Gallery of Art, Washington Blank notecard with envelope Printed on recycled or FSC paper with soy-based inks High-quality 250 gsm card stock 5 x 7 inches

FRAMED Mark Rothko: No. 61 Poster

Adorn your wall with Mark Rothko's No. 61.Born Marcus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russia, Rothko immigrated to the United States in 1913 with his family. He adopted the name Rothko in 1940, and legally changed it in 1958.The abstract paintings by Rothko we know today, did not suddenly emerge as the result of one idea. His work was the result of many years of looking at other artwork - Greek vases with horizontal bands of figures, Native American art with its spiritual qualities, and the work of the...

Mark Rothko: Untitled Notecard

From Pomegranate Mark Rothko, Untitled (1957) Published with the National Gallery of Art, Washington Blank notecard with envelope Printed on recycled or FSC paper with soy-based inks High-quality 250 gsm card stock 5 x 7 inches

Rothko: Every Picture Tells a Story (Foundation Louis Vuitton)

By Suzanne Page and Christopher Rothko This illustrated catalog is published to accompany the retrospective exhibition devoted to American artist Mark Rothko, curated by Suzanne Page and the artist's son, Christopher Rothko. The show features over one hundred works, including previously unpublished works and archive material.  Born Markus Rothkowitz in Latvia in the early 20th century, the man who would soon become known as Mark Rothko began painting in the 1930s. While his early works were i...

Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade 1940-1950

Edited by Bradford R. CollinsText by David Anfam, Harry Cooper, Ruth Fine, and Christopher Rothko The first publication dedicated exclusively to Mark Rothko’s art during the critical formative period of the 1940s. Examining the development and artistic exploration of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, this unprecedented volume presents the works of American artist Mark Rothko from the 1940s, a time when his most essential development as a painter occurred, dramatically and...

Rothko Chapel: An Oasis for Reflection

By Pamela Smart and Stephen Fox A first look at the recently restored Rothko Chapel, a world-renowned destination for spiritual renewal, with all-new photography and scholarship of the renovated building and campus, published on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.The Rothko Chapel--home to 14 monumental modernist paintings by the pioneer Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko--is an interfaith sacred space dedicated to global human rights, art, and spirituality, located in Houston. The Chapel w...

Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration

Edited by Frauke V. JosenhansA celebration of Houston’s Rothko Chapel on its fiftieth anniversary, featuring work by contemporary artists responding to its continuing impact.Artists and the Rothko Chapel celebrates the legacy of the Rothko Chapel in Houston and globally, highlighting how it has inspired artists since its founding in 1971. The catalog reflects on the Chapel’s past while looking toward its future, featuring recent work by four contemporary artists—Sam Gilliam, Sheila Hicks, Shi...

Mark Rothko: Mini 2025 Wall Calendar

From Pomogranate Mark Rothko, who was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States, is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer. These extraordinary images invite contemplation and spiritual com...

Mark Rothko, "Blue and Gray," 1962

• Richard Pettibone

A Room of Their Own: From Rothko to Rauschenberg

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Mark Rothko

By David Anfam Originally published in 1998 and still in print, this quintessential volume presents an overview of Mark Rothko’s stunning corpus of paintings on canvas and panel. With all works reproduced in color, the book includes the images for which Rothko is most famous—the large, hypnotic, poignant fields of color—along with almost 400 additional paintings that are far less well known and reveal an artist who was attuned by turns to realism, expressionism, surrealism, and the avant-gard...

Mark Rothko: No. 61 Poster

Adorn your wall with Mark Rothko's No. 61.Born Marcus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russia, Rothko immigrated to the United States in 1913 with his family. He adopted the name Rothko in 1940, and legally changed it in 1958.The abstract paintings by Rothko we know today, did not suddenly emerge as the result of one idea. His work was the result of many years of looking at other artwork - Greek vases with horizontal bands of figures, Native American art with its spiritual qualities, and the work of the...

Mark Rothko: Puzzle (Untitled)

Mark Rothko (American, b. Russia, 1903–1970) Untitled, 1949 Mark Rothko, who was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States, is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer. These extraordinary im...

Mark Rothko: 2025 Wall Calendar

From Pomegranate Mark Rothko, a titan among modern painters, said that the subject matter of his paintings was the extremes of human emotion. His extraordinary achievement was the communication of tragedy and elation through forms reduced to starkest simplicity—oftentimes a pair of rectangles. Born Marcus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia), the artist emigrated to the United States at the age of 10. After a series of artistic metamorphoses, he established himself as a leade...

Rothko: The Color Field Paintings

Mark Rothko's iconic paintings are some of the most profound works of twentieth-century Abstract Expressionism. This collection presents fifty large-scale artworks from the American master's color field period (1949–1970) alongside essays by Rothko's son, Christopher Rothko, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator of painting and sculpture Janet Bishop. Featuring illuminating details about Rothko's life, influences, and legacy, and brimming with the emotional power and expressive colo...

Mark Rothko: Notecard Set (The Phillips Collection)

By the 1950s abstract expressionist Mark Rothko had developed his signature motif: large canvases of luminous rectangles that seem to float within a larger color field. To achieve the sense of light emanating from his paintings, Rothko stained the canvases with multiple thin layers of pigments, some of which show through the top layer of paint. Even the deepest hues seem to emit light. In reducing forms to simple shapes presented on a grand scale that viewers were meant to experience in close...