No. 2 (No. 7 and No. 2)
This monumental abstract painting by Mark Rothko features his signature color field style, with soft edged rectangular blocks of color floating on the canvas. The composition includes a light cream top, a warm yellow middle, a vibrant red horizontal band, and a deep lime green bottom, creating a contemplative and immersive visual experience. Rothko's work aims to evoke profound emotional responses through the interplay of color and form.
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- Oil on canvas
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Notes
This piece might be titled "No. 2", created in 1960
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Artists in conversation
Barnett Newman
American · b. 1905
Newman shared Rothko's commitment to large scale color field painting and the pursuit of sublime emotional and spiritual experiences through abstraction. Both artists used simplified forms and expansive color to invite deep contemplative engagement from viewers.
Clyfford Still
American · b. 1904
Still was a fellow Abstract Expressionist who worked with large format canvases and dramatic color relationships to evoke intense psychological and emotional states. His work similarly rejected representational imagery in favor of raw painterly power and spiritual resonance.
Ad Reinhardt
American · b. 1913
Reinhardt pursued a radically reductive approach to painting, working with near monochromatic dark canvases that share Rothko's interest in contemplative stillness and the limits of visual perception. Both artists treated painting as a meditative and almost spiritual practice.
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