No. 10 (Rothko)

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No. 10
ArtistMark Rothko
Year1958
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions239.4 cm × 175.9 cm (94.3 in × 69.3 in)
Locationprivate collection

No. 10 is a painting by the Russian-American Abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. It was painted in 1958.

In common with Rothko's other works from this period, No 10 consists of large expanses of colour delineated by uneven, hazy shades.[1]

2015 sale

It was bought for $82 million by an anonymous buyer, at Christies.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Video: Mark Rothko’s Radiant and Smoldering No. 10, retrieved 2016-02-24
  2. ^ Christie?s. "Mark Rothko (1903-1970) -No. 10". www.christies.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ^ "Mark Rothko's 'No. 10' sells for $82 million in NY". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  4. ^ "An $82 million Rothko leads Christie's $659 mln contemporary art sale". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-02-24.

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