Four Darks in Red
Appearance
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Artist | Mark Rothko |
Year | 1958 |
Medium | Oil on Canvas |
Dimensions | 259.1 cm × 294.6 cm (102.0 in × 116.0 in) |
Location | Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
Four Darks in Red is a 1958 painting by American painter Mark Rothko. It is currently in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.[1]
Description
The painting is composed of four dark, rectangular forms set against a red field. This work, like Rothko's other paintings in the late 1950s, features a dark palette.[1] Four Darks in Red precedes Rothko's Seagram murals, which share this work's red, maroon, and black hues.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Mark Rothko, Four Darks in Red". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Room 2: Four Darks in Red 1958". The Tate. Retrieved August 27, 2020.