Mark Rothko painting titled "White Center" sold in 1950 sold in 2007 to US $ 72.84 million.
Mark Rothko was born in Dvisk, Russia, on September 25, 1993 Raised in an educated family with Zionist tendencies. At the age of 10 years Rothko and his family immigrated to America in 1924 and enrolled at the Art Students League later in 1929 Rothko taught children at the Academy of Jewish Center Brooklyn Center, retained that position for more than twenty years.
The first solo exhibition in 1933 at the Museum of Art in Portland and a few months later the exhibition at the Gallery of Contemporary Art. Tenth exhibitions, Rothko paintings in the expressionist style. Sometimes media paintings using oil paint, watercolor and sometimes seems reflected in his interest in Greek mythology, primitive art and Christian tragedy. in the development of techniques to explore the paintings were spontaneous images in creating abstract paintings, the offending light forms of life.
In 1958 Rothko received the first commission to paint a series for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York. The second commission for the mural in 1961 for Holyoke center at Harvard University. then the third commission until last commission in an Interdenominational Chapel in Houston designed by Philip Johnson and now is called Chapel Rothko Chapel. In 1968 Rothko was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The following year received an honorary degree from Yale University as a Doctor of Fine Arts. In 1970 Rothko committed suicide in his studio.
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