Rothko
Subtitle: the color field paintings
By: foreword by Christopher Rothko ; essay by Janet Bishop ; picture editor, Jenny Moussa Spring
Contributors: Rothko, Christopher, writer of foreword; Spring, Jenny Moussa, editor; Bishop, Janet C.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781452156590
Subjects: Themes, motives; Color-field painting
Work titles: Paintings
Description: Mark Rothko's iconic paintings are some of the most profound works of twentieth-century Abstract Expressionism. This collection presents fifty large-scale artworks from the American master's color field period (1949-1970) alongside essays by Rothko's son, Christopher Rothko, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator of painting and sculpture Janet Bishop. Featuring illuminating details about Rothko's life, influences, and legacy, and brimming with the emotional power and expressive color of his groundbreaking canvases, this essential volume brings the renowned artist's luminous work to light for both longtime Rothko fans and those discovering his work for the very first time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 117).