Mark Rothko

by Jeffrey S. Weiss, John Gage (Contributor), Carol Mancusi-Ungaro (Contributor)

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.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Essays, Visual Art, Art History, Biography

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[sara]

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[Rose]

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.

[Courtland]

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.

[R.Friend]

Superbly designed catalog by Margaret Bauer of the National Gallery of Art, offering a brilliant representation of Rothko's works from a landmark exhibition.

[Ian]

Of all my books, this is the gem of my entire library.
I couldn't like it more. Fabulous

[Kimley]

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.

[Curtis Anthony Bozif]

Great interviews at the end.

[Laural]

Such a pretty book for my favorite artist!

[Camplte]

Amazing collection of images

[Jen]

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.

[Michael]

Wonderful art but I would have preferred more biographical data integrated with the prints. I suppose I should just read a Rothko biography!

[sleeps9hours]

Great collection!

[Gabriel]

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.

[Madeleine Morrison]

Nice reproductions and essays.