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Mark Rothko

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One of the most important painters from the abstract expressionist period in the mid 20th century. A Mark Rothko painting has been sold at auction for over $70 million.

The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil (1880, Claude Monet)

Mark Rothko, No. 301 (Reds and Violet over Red/Red and Blue over Red) [Red and Blue over Red], 1959

Mark Rothko, "Yellow and Orange," 1949 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960. Oil on canvas

Mark Rothko

Black on Maroon, 1959, Mark Rothko Doesn't really make sense until viewed in its proper 7ftx7ft glory, but still.

Rothko in his West 53rd Street studio, painting what may be a version of Untitled, 1952-1953

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

1947 Untitled by Mark Rothko

Rothko in his studio

Untitled (Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red), 1949 by Mark Rothko

"Untitled," a 1955 painting by Mark Rothko.

"Untitled #17" (1961) by Mark Rothko fetched $33.7 million at Christie’s in May 2011

"Untitled" a 1955 painting by Mark Rothko

Rothko's 1961 "Orange, Red, Yellow" sets a new record for contemporary art selling for $86.9 million in May 2012.

1961 Rothko, “Orange, Red, Yellow” estimated to sell for $35 million to $45 million at Christies in May 2012

Rothko 'Orange, Red and Yellow' 1961, Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phillips Collection

Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C

No. 5/No. 22, 1950 (dated on verso 1949)

No. 5/No. 22, 1950

Mark Rothko at the Portland Art Museum

Mark Rothko at the Portland Art Museum

Mark Rothko at the Portland Art Museum

Mark Rothko retrospective at the Portland Art Museum, 2012

Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow, 1956

"No. 14", 1951

Blue and Grey, 1962

Mauve and Orange. 1961

Harvard Mural, Tryptych Panel I-III, 1961 - 1962

Red on Maroon, 1959

Untitled (Blue, Yellow, Green on Red), 1954 

Four Darks in Red, 1958

Orange, Red, Orange

The Rothko Chapel

Orange and Yellow

No. 61 (Rust and Blue), 1953