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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 8h

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
acrylic on paper
51 5/8 x 41 inches
collection of Christopher Rothko
📸 Tom Barratt, Pace Gallery
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 1d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Panel from the Seagram Murals, 1958-1959
illustrating the gloss of the foreground image contrasting with the more matte background.
Oil on canvas
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 1d

Both great artists but pretty different in person from each other. Dove has a heavier surface for one thing and Rothko is more like Avery

Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 2d

1-No. 5 / No. 22, 1950 and left, No. 5/No. 24, 1948
2- from left, No. 5 / No. 22, 1950, No. 3/No. 13, 1949, No. 37/No. 19 (Slate Blue and Brown on Plum), 1958
3- No. 37/No. 19 (Slate Blue and Brown on Plum), 1958, No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black), 1958, No. 14 (Horizontals, White over Darks), 1961

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 2d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Installation view of the exhibition, Abstract Expressionist New York: The Big Picture at MoMA, New York October 3, 2010
📸 Photographs by Thomas Griesel
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 3d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled {Brown on Red}, 1964, oil on canvas, 90" × 69" (228.6 cm × 175.3 cm)
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 4d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Seagram Mural Sketch, 1958.
Ol on canvas, 167.6 × 152.4 cm
Chiba-Ken, Japan, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art.
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 5d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1949
Oil on canvas. 54 3/8 X 43 ½ Inches
Collection of Christopher Rothko
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 6d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
Oil on paper laid down on canvas. 52¼ x 40½ in (133.9 x 103 cm)
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 7d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, No. 3 (Bright Blue, Brown, Dark Blue on Wine), 1962
205.7 × 193.7 cm
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 8d

I was very fond of him. He's my only uncle, my mother was an only child and my father had one brother. He was a good artist I think but I'm biased

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 8d

My uncle actually, James Stevenson

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 8d

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 8d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Black Area in Reds, 1958
Oil on Canvas
176.5 x 233.7 cm. (69.5 x 92 in.)
2 📸 Declan Haun, Interior of Cummins Corporate Office, May 1973 with Mark Rothko
Black area in reds, 1958
National Archives
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 9d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, No. 8 (White Stripe), 1958
signed, titled and dated 1958/8 on the reverse
oil on canvas
81 1/2 by 91 1/2 in.
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 10d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose), 1950
Oil on canvas, 205.8 cm x 141 cm (81.0 in x 56 in)
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 11d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled, 1959
Oil on paper
29 ½ x 21 5/8 in. (74.8 × 54.9 cm)
Collection of Christopher Rothko
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 12d

Sycophants in North Korea are embarrassed they cannot achieve our levels of boot licking

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 12d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled, (Orange and Yellow), 1956
Oil on canvas, 93 ½ x 73 ½ x 2 ¾ in
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 13d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled, 1957
Oil On Canvas 91 5/16 x 69 9/16 in./ 231.9 x 176.7 cm
National Gallery of Art, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 14d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled (Lavender And Green), 1952
171.7 x 113 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed 'Mark Rothko' and dated '1952' on the reverse
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 14d

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 15d

They just spontaneously catch fire all the time

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 15d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled, 1956
Oil on canvas
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 16d

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢
Untitled (Yellow Over Purple), 1956
Oil on canvas, 69 ½-by-59 3/8-inches
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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