“No. 1 (Untitled)” signals a shift in Mark Rothko’s practice. Here, Rothko applied thin washes of paint to canvas to create irregular forms that ebb and flow across the picture plane, marking Rothko’s transition from working in a Surrealist mode to focusing on the relationship between space, color, and scale in abstract paintings. Its large size and abstract style foreshadowed the artist’s signature Color Field paintings, which he began making a year after completing this work. 🖼️ Did you know that we have an entire gallery on our fourth floor devoted to Mark Rothko’s work? Plan your visit to explore more! — Mark Rothko. “No. 1 (Untitled).” 1948. Gift of the artist. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Personally, I got so used to seeing only a few of his pieces that have become the ones that are "representative" of his work that these stand out beautifully. Remarkable use of space on the canvas.
Oy, J’ai pu voir des mes yeux quelques tableaux de Rothko à la fondation Beyeler à Bâle en 🇨🇭avec la mère de notre fils et ce fut en pesant mes mots Extraordinaires plus vous vous approchez plus vous voyez le travail les différentes couches. Souvent imité jamais égalé ! Je me considère chanceux d’avoir pu voir ces oeuvres de si près !
Basquiat's backgrounds are similar.
Inspiring 😍🙌
One of my favorite artists and I didn't know you had an entire gallery of his work on the fourth floor. Thanks for sharing. Will be planning a trip.
something about these colors & forms really move me 💛
Yup! Now let's celebrate artists that are still alive!
Bonnard!
