Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel

Cohen-Solal, Annie

ISBN 10: 030018204X / ISBN 13: 9780300182040

Published by Yale University Press, 2015

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G030018204XI4N01

Synopsis:

Mark Rothko was not only one of the most influential American painters of the twentieth century; he was a scholar, an educator, and a deeply spiritual human being. Born Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz, he emigrated from the Russian Empire to the United States at age ten, already well educated in the Talmud and carrying with him bitter memories of the pogroms and persecutions visited upon the Jews of Lithuania. Few artists have achieved success as quickly, and by the mid-twentieth century Rothko's artwork was being displayed in major museums throughout the world. In May 2012 his painting Orange, Red, Yellow was auctioned for nearly $87 million, setting a new Christie's record. Working closely with the artist's son, author Annie Cohen-Solal was granted unprecedented access to personal materials no previous biographer had seen. As a result, her book is an extraordinarily detailed portrait of Rothko the man and the artist, an uncommonly successful painter who was never comfortable with the idea of his art as a commodity.

About the Author: Annie Cohen-Solal is professor of American studies at the Universite de Caen. She is the author of Leo and His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli and the international bestseller Sartre: A Life. In 2009 she was awarded the title of Chevalier dans l'ordre national de la Legion d'Honneur. She lives in Paris.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket