Mark Rothko

American | 1903 - 1970

Mark Rothko was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1903. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Tate St. Ives have featured Mark Rothko's work in the past.Mark Rothko's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 7 USD to 86,882,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 86,882,500 USD for Orange, Red, Yellow, sold at Christie's New York in 2012. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 2,346,673 USD, while his prints & graphic art have sold for an average of 135 USD.Mark Rothko has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in March 2025. The artist died in 1970.

Artist's alternative names: Mark Rothkowitz

Featured for Sale

Heads ,1941

By Mark Rothko

Christie's New York

Untitled ,1968

By Mark Rothko

Christie's New York

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Notable Lots

Orange, Red, Yellow ,1961

By Mark Rothko

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No. 10 ,1958

By Mark Rothko

No. 15

By Mark Rothko

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Heads ,1941

By Mark Rothko

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Untitled

By Mark Rothko

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No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black] - Mark Rothko

No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black] ,1951

By Mark Rothko

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Mark Rothko "1957-black Over Reds" Portfolio Print

By Mark Rothko

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Two Mark Rothko prints

By Mark Rothko

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Mark Rothko "Green & Blue 1950" Portfolio Print

By Mark Rothko

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Current Exhibitions

The Nahmad Collection. From Monet to Picasso

Musée Giverny

Giverny | France

Mar 28,2025 - Jun 29,2025

The Art Students League at The New York Historical

New York Historical Society

Upper West Side | New York | USA

Mar 07,2025 - Jul 13,2025

Moments in Modernism

AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario

Toronto | Ontario | Canada

Jun 14,2024 - Sep 01,2025

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Articles

The Art World This Week: Child Damages Rothko Painting, Sistine Chapel Closes for Conclave, Expo Chicago, and More

黑料不打烊 01/05/2025

Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days

Artmajeur Magazine 23/04/2025

On May 12, 2025, Christie's will auction the prestigious collection of post-war and contemporary art of Anne and Sid Bass, housed in their legendary modernist home designed by Paul Rudolph.

ARTnews 22/04/2025

Christie鈥檚 will sell nine works from the Bass House, designed by architect Paul Rudolph.

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鈥� ..These three paintings, all dating from 1962, will showcase the intensity of Rothko's exploration of color... 鈥�
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Saint Louis Art Museum

鈥� ..Rothko's later work showed an increasing interest in darker, more solemn tones, perhaps reflecting his intimations of his own mortality... 鈥�
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Saint Louis Art Museum

鈥� ..Enveloped by the large-scale paintings in an intimate setting, viewers can experience Rothko鈥檚 work as the artist had originally intended... 鈥�
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

鈥� ..A comparable opportunity to see Rothko鈥檚 oeuvre in this concentration and quality will not arise in Europe for a long time to come... 鈥�
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