No. 10 (Rothko)
No. 10 is a painting by the Russian-American Abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. It was painted in 1958.
No. 10 | |
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Artist | Mark Rothko |
Year | 1958 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 239.4 cm × 175.9 cm (94.3 in × 69.3 in) |
Location | private collection |
In common with Rothko's other works from this period, No 10 consists of large expanses of colour delineated by uneven, hazy shades.[1]
2015 sale
It was bought for $82 million by an anonymous buyer, at Christie's.[2][3]
See also
Notes
- Video: Mark Rothko’s Radiant and Smoldering No. 10, retrieved 2016-02-24
- "Mark Rothko (1903-1970) -No. 10". Christie's. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- "Mark Rothko's 'No. 10' sells for $82 million in NY". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
Sources
- Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. Rothko. Berlin: Taschen, 2003. ISBN 3-8228-1820-8
- Rothko, Mark; Anfam, David (1998). Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas : Catalogue Raisonné. Yale University Press. pp. 452–. ISBN 978-0-300-07489-5.
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