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Mark Rothko — Estate number: 5194
Mark Rothko

Estate number: 5194

A luminous composition of softly bleeding color fields, this oil on canvas exemplifies Rothko's signature approach of stacking hovering, rectangular forms against a richly saturated ground. Deep, resonant hues appear to pulse and breathe, their feathered edges dissolving into one another with an almost ethereal weightlessness. The work invites prolonged contemplation, drawing the viewer into an immersive emotional experience that transcends the purely visual.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 15, 2014

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Mark Rothko, Estate number: 5194

A luminous composition of softly bleeding color fields, this oil on canvas exemplifies Rothko's signature approach of stacking hovering, rectangular forms against a richly saturated ground. Deep, resonant hues appear to pulse and breathe, their feathered edges dissolving into one another with an almost ethereal weightlessness. The work invites prolonged contemplation, drawing the viewer into an immersive emotional experience that transcends the purely visual.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Mid-Twentieth Century, Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Modern Master, Rectangular Forms, Warm Tones, Color Field Painting, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Carolyn Lynx, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Art Institute of Chicago