Mark Rothko was a Latvian-born American painter central to Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting. His mature works feature large, soft-edged rectangles of color that seem to float against luminous backgrounds, generating meditative, emotional intensity. Rothko sought to create encounters of intimacy and transcendence, removing narrative so viewers could confront pure feeling.
His chapel works and late dark canvases remain foundational to modern art’s exploration of interiority.
Mark Rothko was an American painter known for luminous color fields that explore emotion, depth, and spiritual atmosphere.
Mark Rothko was an American Color Field painter known for meditative color rectangles that evoke profound emotional and spiritual experience.
