White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)
| Artist | Mark Rothko |
|---|---|
| Year | 1950 |
| Location | Private Collector |
White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) is an abstract painting by Mark Rothko completed in 1950.
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[edit] 2007 sale
The work was sold in May 2007 by Sotheby's on behalf of David Rockefeller[1] to the Royal family of Qatar; Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and his wife, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned.[2] The painting sold for 72.84 million (USD), setting the record of the current most expensive post-war work of art sold at auction.[3][4]
[edit] Description
White Center is part of Rothko's signature multiform style: several blocks of layered, complementary colors on a large canvas.[5]
The painting is from top to bottom, a yellow horizontal rectangle, a black horizontal strip, a narrow white rectangular band and the bottom half is lavender. The top half of the rose ground is deeper in colour and the bottom half is pale. It measures 205.8 x 141 cms.
[edit] References
- ^ Melikian, Souren (2007-05-16). "A Rothko sells for $72.84 million at record-setting Sotheby's sale". http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/16/arts/melik17.php. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ Thornton, Sarah; Adam, Georgina (May 4, 2008), "Revealed: $72.8m Rockefeller Rothko has gone to Qatar", The Art Newspaper, http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7946
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (2007-05-17). "Warhol goes for $71m in record New York art sale". The Guardian (London). http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2081570,00.html.
- ^ Associated Press. "Rothko painting sets postwar record". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18688425/. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Mark Rothko". http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/classic2a.shtm. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
