Rothko
Rothko refers to Mark Rothko (1903–1970), the American painter known for large canvases of luminous, floating rectangles of color.
His work defines Color Field painting—massive fields of soft-edged hues meant to evoke emotional or spiritual responses.
A Rothko typically describes one of these signature paintings: The museum just acquired a Rothko.
His name evokes contemplative abstraction and the idea that color alone can convey profound feeling.
Art of saturated expanses
- rectanglesFour-sided, all right angles
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
stacked · hovering · boundaries · washes · thin · veils · feathered · bleeding
Sustained reflective attention
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
melancholy · spirituality · sublime · intimacy · solitude · awe · reverence · silence
Citrus with segments
- redPrimary color, warm
- blackDarkest possible hue
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
ochre · yellow · burgundy · violet · plum · brown · rust · crimson
Texas's largest city
- octagonalEight-angled polygon form
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- meditationFocused attention practice
- nondenominationalNot aligned with any church
triptych · panels · pilgrimage · sacred · memorial
British modern art museum
- National GalleryGovernment-run art institution
- Four SeasonsYear's quarterly divisions
- MOMANYC contemporary collection
- auctionCompetitive public sale
estate · lawsuit · forgery · prices · retrospective · influential · iconic
color field
Art of saturated expanses
- rectanglesFour-sided, all right angles
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- layeredHaving multiple levels
luminous · stacked · hovering · boundaries · washes · thin · veils · feathered · bleeding · atmospheric
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
doom · melancholy · spirituality · sublime · intimacy · solitude · awe · reverence · silence · meditation
orange
Citrus with segments
purple · ochre · yellow · burgundy · violet · plum · brown · rust · crimson · gray
Houston
Texas's largest city
- octagonalEight-angled polygon form
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- meditationFocused attention practice
nondenominational · triptych · panels · pilgrimage · sacred · memorial
Tate Modern
British modern art museum
- National GalleryGovernment-run art institution
- Four SeasonsYear's quarterly divisions
- MOMANYC contemporary collection
auction · estate · lawsuit · forgery · prices · retrospective · influential · iconic
painter
One who applies pigment
émigré · visionary · muralist · theorist · teacher · Portland
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- paintersBotticelli, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Da Vinci, Dali
- American ArtAmerican art, Hudson River School, American Renaissance, Ashcan School, Abstract Expressionism
- Modern Artcubism, Cubism, Fauvism, dadaism, Dadaism
- abstract artabstract art, abstract expressionism, abstraction, expressionism, abstract composition
- Abstract ArtistsPiet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Newman
RothkoNorman Rockwell
hyperrealism · Vermeer · photorealism · photorealists · Caravaggio
RothkoJackson Pollock
maximalism · Hieronymus Bosch · Peter Paul Rubens · action painting