Mark Rothko

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First edition of Mark Rothko. First impression. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Some minor shelf wear to the dust jacket only. please see photographs for reference. About The catalogue for a major retrospective that travels from the National Gallery of Art to the Whitney Museum and finally to the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, reproduces one hundred prints, paintings and drawings and offers an important reassessment of Rothko's career. In their stunning simplicity, the famous colored rectangle paintings by Mark Rothko suggest, evoke, and endlessly enthrall. This richly illustrated book reproduces in full color one hundred of Rothko's paintings, prints, and drawings. The volume features four commentaries by art experts who explore various formal aspects of Rothko's work, interviews with contemporary artists who reflect on Rothko's legacy to post-New York School abstraction, and a chronology of the Russian-born artist's life from 1903 to 1970. Show more