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Seeing Rothko /anglais
Tate Publishing is proud to announce a new series on important international artists, beautifully designed and with superbly printed reproductions. The Essential Artists series provides, in each volume, everything necessary for the enjoyment and understanding of the world's greatest artists:
Introduction to the artists' lives and works
Information on materials and working methods
Writings by the artists and by contemporary and current critics
Where to see the art
More than 100 expertly printed color reproductions
Written by leading experts on the artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. His work is intensely charged with meaning and emotion, portraying human feelings rather then color or form. In this lavishly illustrated survey, Bonnie Clearwater traces the development of Rothko's career, from his arrival in the United States as a child through to the formation of his mature style, and examines his initial influences and interactions with other artists. Drawing on the artist's own letters and writings, The Rothko Book provides the most comprehensive introduction yet to this complex and fascinating figure.
Introduction to the artists' lives and works
Information on materials and working methods
Writings by the artists and by contemporary and current critics
Where to see the art
More than 100 expertly printed color reproductions
Written by leading experts on the artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. His work is intensely charged with meaning and emotion, portraying human feelings rather then color or form. In this lavishly illustrated survey, Bonnie Clearwater traces the development of Rothko's career, from his arrival in the United States as a child through to the formation of his mature style, and examines his initial influences and interactions with other artists. Drawing on the artist's own letters and writings, The Rothko Book provides the most comprehensive introduction yet to this complex and fascinating figure.
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224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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October 1, 2015
Introduction
Note about titles and dates
--Early Years
--The Spirit of Myth: Painting in the Early 1940s
--The Irascibles
--The First Picture
--The Eyes of the Sensitive Observer
--Containing Light
--Rothko's Painting Technique, by Mary Bustin
--Selected Writings and Statements by Rothko
--Criticism and Commentary on Rothko's Art, 1933-71
Chronology
Works in Public Collections
Notes
Select Bibliography
Copyright Credits
Photographic Credits
Index
Note about titles and dates
--Early Years
--The Spirit of Myth: Painting in the Early 1940s
--The Irascibles
--The First Picture
--The Eyes of the Sensitive Observer
--Containing Light
--Rothko's Painting Technique, by Mary Bustin
--Selected Writings and Statements by Rothko
--Criticism and Commentary on Rothko's Art, 1933-71
Chronology
Works in Public Collections
Notes
Select Bibliography
Copyright Credits
Photographic Credits
Index
March 5, 2017
Having read several books on Mark Rothko, I was struck by the insightin this well planned, excellently written book.
January 21, 2019
I used to blithely walk past Rothko’s in museums. Now I see an infinite number of layers and tremendous depth to his work. And so he is to me, among other things, a metaphor for things initially missed but later cherished....
November 28, 2007
A textbook read into the life of the color-field painter.
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