Mark Rothko

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born

in Dvinsk, Latvia

September 25, 1903

died

February 25, 1970

gender

male

genre

Art

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American painter of Latvian Jewish descent. He immigrated with his family from Dvinsk (now part of Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire) to the United States in 1913 when he was 10 years old.

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Mark Rothko's Books

Average rating: 3.97 · 240 ratings · 31 reviews · 21 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Artist's Reality: Philosophies of Art by Mark Rothko, Christopher Rothko (Editor), Kate Prizel Rothko (Contribution by) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writings on Art by Mark Rothko, Miguel Lopez-Remiro (Editor) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mark Rothko, 1903 1970 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rothko by Achim Borchardt-Hume, Mark Rothko 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mark Rothko Journal 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	by Mark Rothko 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scritti Sull'arte: 1934 1969 by Mark Rothko, M. López-Remiro (Redattore), R. Venturi (Redattore) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mark Rothko. Exhibition held at Marlborough New London Gallery 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1964	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scritti by Mark Rothko, A. Salvini (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mark Rothko 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm not an abstractionist. I'm not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.”
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“It is really a matter of ending this silence and solitude, of breathing and stretching one's arms again.”
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“Silence is so accurate.”
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