Mark Rothko: Works on Paper - Softcover

Clearwater, Bonnie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714826219 ISBN 13: 9780714826219

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1989

Synopsis

Rothko's drawings, watercolours, and paintings on paper, spanning more than 40 years. Less famous than his huge paintings of floating rectangles in glowing colours, these were hitherto unavailable and largely unknown. The text emphasises how essential these works are to an understanding of Rothko's career.

About this title

Synopsis

This volume contains a collection of Mark Rothko's watercolours, sketches and paintings, spanning more than 40 years. The Russian-born artist was an important figure in modern art and a founder of abstract expressionism, renowned for his huge paintings depicting floating rectangles of glowing colours. Less well known are his works on paper, which were unavailable and largely unknown to the public during his lifetime and during the long years of litigation that followed his death. The text emphasizes how essential these works are to the understanding of Rothko's career, stressing the crucial role they played in the evolution of his style.

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714826219
• ISBN 13: 9780714826219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144