Definition of Mark Rothko

1. Noun. United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970).

Exact synonyms: Rothko
Generic synonyms: Painter

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Literary usage of Mark Rothko

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"The work of Antonioni even displays similarities with the work of painters like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Barnett Newman. ..."

2. Riga & Its Beachesby Farrol Kahn by Farrol Kahn (2004)
"ART IN LATVIA Art ranks high in Latvian culture which has produced notable portraitists, abstract painters, like Mark Rothko, and a top collector - Jospeh ..."

3. Romantic Weekends in Texas by Mary Lu Abbott (2003)
"The serene Rothko Chapel displays works by the late Mark Rothko, and the separate frescoes are rare 13th-century works from Cyprus. ..."

4. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"... 1951-1971, Prints and Drawings of the 17th Century, and a Salute to Mark Rothko. Through their permanent collections and their special exhibitions, ..."

5. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"... and is generally acknowledged to describe the aims of Modernism as they were realized in the work of Jackson Pollock (Fig. 1), Mark Rothko (Fig. ..."

6. The Jewish Travel Guide by Betsy Sheldon (2001)
"The chapel is recently renovated, and the paintings of Mark Rothko are newly restored at this unusual interfaith chapel. Call for hours. ..."

7. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"Paintings are pictorial texts which continually "inter- textualize" one another, like a Mark Rothko canvas does with regard to Matisse's Red Studio, ..."

8. Eternally Yours: Time in Design by Ed van Hinte (2004)
"... 1991,16), and the American abstract expressionist, Mark Rothko, was striving to create works that were symbolic of the eternal and the spiritual without ..."

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