Mark Rothko: Ghosts On The Periphery Of Vision – Fondation Louis Vuitton
The first time Mark Rothko’s paintings were exhibited in Paris, their reception was frosty. Organized by MoMA in 1962, 44 works made between 1945 – 1961
11 November 2023
Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko: A Breathtaking Retrospective Opens At Fondation Louis Vuitton
In the echoey halls of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the spectral artistry of Mark Rothko unfurls in a breathtaking retrospective
19 October 2023
Mark Rothko: Mesmerising And Intimate Works On Paper – Revd Jonathan Evens
Among Mark Rothko’s artistic philosophies, he held that painting was a deeply psychological and spiritual experience
10 October 2021
Pace Inaugurates New London Gallery With Mark Rothko Exhibition
Pace inaugurates their new London gallery with Mark Rothko 1968: Clearing Away, an exhibition of rarely seen works on paper
4 October 2021
Mark Rothko 1968: Clearing Away
This landmark exhibition will be the first in the United Kingdom that is solely dedicated to Mark Rothko’s extraordinary paper-based practice.
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Great Artworks Explained A New Video Series By James Payne
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced.
1 June 2020
Rothko’s Tenth Exhibition At Pace NY Explores His Darker Palette
Rothko: Dark Palette will be the 10th presentation of the artist’s work at Pace New York. The exhibition traces the history of Mark Rothko’s use of dark colors in his sectional paintings. It is on view at 510 West 25th Street from November 4, 2016 through January 7, 2017.
14 November 2016
Christie’s Achieves Eight New World Records For Contemporary And Modern Art
Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary art has achieved US $658,532,000 (£419,714,468/ €584,662,254) with sell-through rates of 88% by lot and 94% by value…. Read More
14 May 2015
Mark Rothko Masterpiece No. 36 To Be Auctioned At Christie’s
Christie’s is auctioning Mark Rothko’s masterpiece No. 36 (Black Stripe), 1958, from the collection of the Museum Frieder Burda in… Read More
9 March 2015
Mark Rothko At The Gemeentemuseum – A Canvas Soaked In Life
Artlyst has travelled to the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, which is presenting a retrospective of the great Abstract Expressionist Mark… Read More
27 November 2014
First Dutch Mark Rothko Exhibition In 40 Years At Gemeentemuseum
These days, exhibitions of the American artist Mark Rothko’s work are huge crowd-pullers, and his paintings fetch record sums at… Read More
19 November 2014
Jasper Johns’ Flag Fetches $36 Million At Sotheby’s And Sets New Auction Record
Co-Head of Sotheby’s Global Contemporary Art Department Alexander Rotter, commented to Art Daily: “It has been a wonderful start to… Read More
12 November 2014
Sotheby’s Bunny Mellon Auction Sells Out With £100 Million Haul
Sotheby’s placed under the hammer the prestigious collection of Rachel “Bunny” Mellon on Monday night, the auction houses experts called… Read More
11 November 2014
Sam Taylor-Johnson Shows Spirit Of Coco Chanel To London Fashion Week
Apparently it wasn’t the catwalk that was the must see this London Fashion Week; but the opening at the Saatchi… Read More
13 September 2014
Glafira Rosales Spanish Partner Arrested Over Fake Abstract Expressionist Scam
Jose Carlos Bergantinos Diaz, a Spanish art dealer has been arrested as part of the widening search for suspects involved… Read More
22 April 2014
Glafira Rosales Blows The Whistle On New York’s Biggest Art Fraud
A Long Island art dealer who operated a scam selling more than $80m (£50m) worth of fake Abstract Expressionist art,… Read More
17 September 2013
New York Jewish Artists: Celebrating 100 Years Of Creative Influence
Sy Colen Artist and writer explores the seminal roots of the New York School and beyond, uncovering many leading artists, who happened to be Jewish.
21 July 2013
Tate Modern Rothko Vandal Get Two Years In Jail
The self-styled ‘Yellowist’ artist, who caused international outrage by tagging a 20th century masterpiece by Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko… Read More
13 December 2012
£54m Mark Rothko Breaks Contemporary Art Auction Record
Before last night the price of $86.3 million, paid for Francis Bacon’s ‘Triptych’, 1976, in 2008 was the most expensive… Read More
9 May 2012
Warhol and Lichtenstein See Christie’s Reversal Of Fortune
$247.6m sale total at Christie’s makes up for last week’s auction in which even work by Degas failed to… Read More
9 November 2011
Rothko Archives Shed Light On 1961 Whitechapel Exhibition
Rothko In Britain Whitechapel Gallery 9 Sept 2011 – 26 Feb 2012 Rothko in Britain is an exhibition about an… Read More
9 September 2011
John Hoyland RA Colourful Abstractionist Painter Dies At 76
The British abstract painter John Hoyland has died age 76. He was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and educated at Leighton Park School, before going onto study at Sheffield School of Art
6 August 2011
Rothko In Britain New Whitechapel Show
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this influential exhibition held In 1961, the Whitechapel Gallery is to hold a major… Read More
8 July 2011