Untitled

Name: Untitled
Brand: Mark Rothko
Price: 189.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

1950 · oil · Mark Rothko

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Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, den — Shown at 813 × 1016 mm (32 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Den

Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Night Gold, media room — Shown at 813 × 1016 mm (32 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Ramino Night Gold · Media room

Untitled by Mark Rothko, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, hotel lobby — Shown at 813 × 1016 mm (32 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Arber Light Walnut · Hotel lobby

Story

A wide expanse of color fills the canvas, with a band of bright yellow stretched across the top, a deep brown field anchoring the middle, and a red-orange edge wrapping around the whole composition like a frame. This untitled oil painting was made in 1950 and is held at the National Gallery of Art, having come to the museum as a gift from the Mark Rothko Foundation. The artist, Mark Rothko (1903–1970), an American painter, worked within abstract expressionism. Looking closely, the viewer can notice how the glowing border of red-orange seems to hold the darker brown mass in place, letting the yellow above feel like a quiet source of light rather than a sharp contrast.