What do you think?
Rate this book
Mark Rothko
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.
376 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
4 people are currently reading
406 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
March 10, 2016
I learned a tremendous amount about Rothko's works from reading this book. However, as with all art books, the pictures of his paintings were only vauge approximations of the artist's work & it wasn't always possible to see what was being described, like in the drip pattern.
June 27, 2024
Portals/Landscapes/Spaces being primordial/modern images coalescing both nothingness, tragedy, and 'nothing but content' in the oeuvre, transmuting the Cacophony into a profound, laconic, monolithic form.
August 21, 2007
Superbly designed catalog by Margaret Bauer of the National Gallery of Art, offering a brilliant representation of Rothko's works from a landmark exhibition.
August 28, 2007
Of all my books, this is the gem of my entire library.
I couldn't like it more. Fabulous
I couldn't like it more. Fabulous
September 23, 2007
Catalog to an amazing exhibit. This is about as good as you can get with a Rothko book considering the difficulty of trying to reproduce the color and scale of his work.
November 11, 2019
Great interviews at the end.
January 10, 2008
Such a pretty book for my favorite artist!
November 27, 2008
Amazing collection of images
February 4, 2010
no art book could contain the largeness of Rothko's work. Jumps off the page, and you just wish it was even bigger.
Nothing like seeing a real Rothko, but still impressive.
Nothing like seeing a real Rothko, but still impressive.
September 20, 2009
Wonderful art but I would have preferred more biographical data integrated with the prints. I suppose I should just read a Rothko biography!
July 28, 2010
Great collection!
January 18, 2011
The images in this book are the most accurate reproductions of Rothko's work that I have seen in bound form. The essays were not anything enlightening, but the interviews were great.
August 24, 2008
Nice reproductions and essays.
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews