No. 5

Name: No. 5
Brand: Mark Rothko
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1958 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · Mark Rothko

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No. 5 by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, living — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Living room

No. 5 by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, hallway — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Hallway

No. 5 by Mark Rothko, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, boardroom — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Light Walnut · Boardroom

Story

A field of deep red fills the canvas, holding two floating shapes stacked one above the other. The upper form is a broad band of mauve, and beneath it rests a narrower strip of white, each shape framed by the surrounding red that acts as a kind of border between them. This piece, titled No. 5, was made in 1958 using oil and acrylic on canvas, and it is held at the National Gallery of Art, where it came to the collection as a gift from the Mark Rothko Foundation. Mark Rothko (1903–1970) worked within abstract expressionism, and his output includes the related painting No. 1. Looking closely, the edges of the mauve and white rectangles appear soft and slightly uneven, giving the hovering shapes a quiet, breathing quality against the saturated red ground.