Rothko m (2 Ergebnisse)

XI, (1), 700 pp. + 20 plate-pages in colour + 32 plate-pages. Paperback. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 4° - 296pp - Color & B/w reproductions. Mark Rothko (1903-1970) American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which he produced from 1949 to 1970. Although Rothko did not personally subscribe to any one school, he is associated with the American abstract expressionism movement of modern art. Born to a Jewish family in Daugavpils, Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire, Rothko emigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States, arriving at Ellis Island in late 1913 and originally settling in Portland, Oregon. Although Rothko lived modestly for much of his life, the resale value of his paintings grew tremendously in the decades following his suicide in 1970. First edition, text in English. Original Binding and dust-jacket. In fine condition.…