1968
acrylic
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1968 acrylic by Mark Rothko, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is just two big blocks of color. The top half is a soft, warm yellow. The bottom half is a deeper red-orange. The colors blend a little at the edges, but they stay separate. No shapes or figures appear—just flat, smooth color. The red-orange strip looks slightly darker at the bottom, like it fades into the paper. The yellow is lighter, almost glowing. The whole thing feels quiet, with no action or story. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Mark Rothko ( ROTH-koh; Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Latvian-born American abstract painter.
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