Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
An ‘On This Day’ item marks the birth of Mark Rothko in Latvia in 1903.
The item identifies Rothko as a leading figure of American Abstract Expressionism.
It points to the color fields in ‘Light Red Over Dark Red’ (1955–57). These fields express different moods and seek to provoke an aesthetic experience in the viewer.
Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
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