Mark Rothko ( * 1903 † 1970 )

Artist Mark Rothko

Experience the meditative world of color by Mark Rothko – the pioneer of Color Field Painting and master of silent depth! His large-scale compositions invite you to pause and resonate with vibrant hues and emotional presence. Discover his powerful works for your home!

The world-renowned American painter Mark Rothko (born Marcus Rothkowitz) was born on September 25, 1903, in Dwinsk, Latvia. He is one of the most significant representatives of Color Field painting.

In 1913, at the age of ten, he emigrated with his family to New York. Between 1921 and 1923, Rothko studied psychology and the history of philosophy at Yale University in New Haven. However, he left the university without a degree and moved to New York to attend the Art Students League and the New School of Design.

Together with Adolph Gottlieb, John Graham, and other painters, Mark Rothko co-founded the independent artist group "The Ten" in 1935. He obtained American citizenship in 1938 and changed his name to Rothko in 1940.

Rothko experimented as a painter in Surrealism and Expressionism and is today regarded as a representative of Abstract Expressionism, a North American art movement in modern painting. His paintings are characterized by blurred, not clearly defined, overlapping floating color rectangles, created through the application of multiple layers.

Despite commercial success, Mark Rothko suffered from depression and isolation and committed suicide in 1970 in his own studio.