Mark Rothko - "No. 3, 1967”. - 1960s

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Mark Rothko: "No. 3, 1967"
In excellent condition.
At the bottom of this artwork, in small print, are the artist's name, the title of the work and publication details.

Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper.
The photos shown are part of the description; the listed frame (size) is for illustration and is not attached.
This artwork will be carefully securely packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
No shipping possible to the Canary Islands.

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a Russian-born American painter and a central figure of Abstract Expressionism. He is best known as a leading representative of the Color Field movement, in which expansive swaths of luminous color were used to evoke deep emotional and spiritual responses. Rothko sought to go beyond traditional subjects, with the aim of creating direct encounters between viewer and paintings that, in his words, "appealed to the basic emotions of humanity: tragedy, ecstasy, doom."
His artistic journey began with figurative and surrealist influences, but by the late 1940s he had developed his characteristic style: large-scale canvases with softly edged color fields that seem to drift in repose against subtly modulated backgrounds. These meditative works invited prolonged contemplation and were often housed in immersive, chapel-like environments.
Rothko's paintings are among the most highly valued works of modern art. Several have sold for more than 80 million dollars at auction, with one work in a private sale fetching more than 186 million dollars, reflecting their rarity and cultural significance.
Collectors and institutions regard them as masterpieces of 20th-century abstraction.

Artists of comparable importance: Basquiat, Kandinsky, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Miró, Banksy, Brainwash, Delaunay, Nara, Soulages, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Lagasse, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappiello, Dalí, Ramos, Warhol, Lautrec, Klimt, Matisse, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Hopper, Ripolles, Wesselmann, Magritte, among others.

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Mark Rothko: "No. 3, 1967"
In excellent condition.
At the bottom of this artwork, in small print, are the artist's name, the title of the work and publication details.

Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper.
The photos shown are part of the description; the listed frame (size) is for illustration and is not attached.
This artwork will be carefully securely packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
No shipping possible to the Canary Islands.

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a Russian-born American painter and a central figure of Abstract Expressionism. He is best known as a leading representative of the Color Field movement, in which expansive swaths of luminous color were used to evoke deep emotional and spiritual responses. Rothko sought to go beyond traditional subjects, with the aim of creating direct encounters between viewer and paintings that, in his words, "appealed to the basic emotions of humanity: tragedy, ecstasy, doom."
His artistic journey began with figurative and surrealist influences, but by the late 1940s he had developed his characteristic style: large-scale canvases with softly edged color fields that seem to drift in repose against subtly modulated backgrounds. These meditative works invited prolonged contemplation and were often housed in immersive, chapel-like environments.
Rothko's paintings are among the most highly valued works of modern art. Several have sold for more than 80 million dollars at auction, with one work in a private sale fetching more than 186 million dollars, reflecting their rarity and cultural significance.
Collectors and institutions regard them as masterpieces of 20th-century abstraction.

Artists of comparable importance: Basquiat, Kandinsky, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Miró, Banksy, Brainwash, Delaunay, Nara, Soulages, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Lagasse, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappiello, Dalí, Ramos, Warhol, Lautrec, Klimt, Matisse, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Hopper, Ripolles, Wesselmann, Magritte, among others.

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Details

Era
After 2000
Designer/Artist
Mark Rothko
Poster title
"No. 3, 1967”.
Subject
Art
Estimated Period
1960s
Country of Origin
Germany
Condition
A (excellent - mint condition)
Nr of items
1
Height
35.5 cm
Width
25 cm
The NetherlandsVerified
825
Objects sold
98.48%
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