An exhibition in Florence that pairs his giant canvases with Renaissance religious art brought me to the edge of tears. It is the perfect refuge from the infinite scroll, says Guardian columnist Rhian ...

When the Rothko Room—which houses four of the Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko’s works in a snug, serene space—opened in 1960 at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, the artist’s wishes were ...

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous tells the story of the art world giant whose signature color fields defined the Abstract Expressionist movement and revolutionized the art world. Before you watch ...

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In the 1950s, the center of the art world shifted from Pablo Picasso’s Paris to Mark Rothko’s New York. This week, Rothko is once again the focus of the city’s art scene, with seven paintings up for ...

Mark Rothko at his 69th Street studio with Rothko Chapel artworks (© 1964 Hans Namuth; photo by Hans Namuth, courtesy the Estate of Mark Rothko) Mark Rothko's former apartment and studio in ...

Sotheby’s has announced one of its heavyweight lots for the fall auction season in New York: Mark Rothko’s 1953 painting Blue Over Red. The picture, which has been in the same private collection since ...

The Rothko Chapel is closed indefinitely after damage to its building and artist Mark Rothko’s contemplative works. “Some paintings had water damage to them,” executive director David Leslie told the ...

The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Artnet News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market. As Frieze London greeted well-heeled VIPs in Regent’s ...

So you've been to the Rothko Chapel but you don't get it. "Mark Rothko: A Retrospective" sheds brighter light on the Mozart of Abstract Expressionists. If the chapel is graduate level Rothko, this ...

This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Mark Rothko: A Retrospective—the first comprehensive exhibition of the abstract expressionist’s work in the United States since 1998. Drawing ...

Explore the most expensive Mark Rothko paintings ever sold at auctions and the interesting stories behind them.