Famous Mark Rothko Paintings
Famous Mark Rothko Paintings
The complete life works on canvas of Mark Rothko, some 836 known to exist, have been individually catalogued by art historian David Anfam in Mark Rothko: the works on canvas : catalogue raisonné (Yale University Press).
The settlement of his estate became the subject of the Rothko Case.
A previously unpublished manuscript by Rothko about his philosophies on art, The Artist’s Reality, was edited by his son, Christopher Rothko, and was published by Yale University Press in 2006.
Red, a play based on Rothko, written by John Logan, opened at the Donmar Warehouse, London, on December 3, 2009. The one-act, 90 minute play centers around the period of development of the Seagram Murals. Alfred Molina played Rothko. It was directed by the Donmar’s artistic director Michael Grandage.
In March 2010, Red moved to the John Golden Theater on Broadway in New York City with the same stars (Alfred Molina, Eddie Redmayne) and director. The run opened officially on April 1, 2010 and, like the original London production, received generally favorable reviews.On June 13, 2010, it received six Tony awards, including Best Play. The run concluded on June 27, 2010.
The family collection of Mark Rothko works owned by Mark Rothko Estate has been represented by The Pace Gallery, in New York, since 1978.
In early November, 2005, Rothko’s 1953 oil on canvas painting, Homage to Matisse, broke the record selling price of any post-war painting at a public auction, at US$ 22.5 million.[19]
In May 2007, Rothko’s 1950 painting White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose), broke this record again, selling at US$ 72.8 million at Sotheby’s New York. The painting was sold by philanthropist David Rockefeller, who attended the auction.
In May 2011, Christie’s auctions sold a previously unknown Rothko painting, accounting for the work as #836. The work was added to the existing Rothko catalog of 835 works after expert authentication. The newly discovered painting Untitled, #17 created in 1961, came to light when a private collector put it up for sale, claiming he bought it directly from the artist. A seven foot tall oil on canvas in red and pink on an ochre background, the painting opened with a house bid at US$13 million and sold for US$30 million, plus sellers and buyers fees (US$33 million, all inclusive).