Mark Rothko

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Mark Rothko

American artist

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Original name:: Marcus Rothkovitch

Born:: September 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]

Died:: February 25, 1970, New York City, New York, U.S. (aged 66)

Movement / Style:: Abstract Expressionism; biomorphic art; colour-field painting

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Mark Rothko (born September 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]—died February 25, 1970, New York City, New York, U.S.) was an American painter whose works introduced contemplative introspection into the melodramatic post-World War II Abstract Expressionist school; his use of color as the sole means of expression led to the development of Color Field Painting. In 1913 Rothko’s family emigrated from what is today Latvia to the United States, where they settled in Portland, Oregon. During his youth he was preoccupied with politics and social issues. He entered Yale University in 1921, intending to become a labor leader, ...(100 of 555 words)

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