
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 15, 2014
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