Mark Rothko : toward the light in the chapel
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New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2015].
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Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2015].
Physical Desc
x, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-260) and index.
Description
"Mark Rothko was not only one of the most influential American painters of the twentieth century; he was a scholar, an educator, and a deeply spiritual human being. Born Marcus Yakovlevich Rotkovitch, he emigrated from the Russian Empire to the United States at age ten, already well educated in the Talmud and carrying with him bitter memories of the pogroms and persecutions visited upon the Jews of Latvia. Few artists have achieved success as quickly, and by the mid-twentieth century, Rothko's artwork was being displayed in major museums throughout the world. In May 2012 his painting Orange, Red, Yellow was auctioned for nearly $87 million, setting a new Christie's record. Author Annie Cohen-Solal gained access to archival materials no previous biographer had seen. As a result, her book is an extraordinarily detailed portrait of Rothko the man and the artist, an uncommonly successful painter who was never comfortable with the idea of his art as a commodity"--,Provided by publisher.
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Translation, from the French, of: Mark Rothko.