Rothko

The Color Field Paintings

Dore Ashton, Janet Bishop

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Chronicle Books
01 October 2017

Art & design styles: Abstract Expressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Mark Rothko's iconic paintings are some of the most profound works of twentieth-century Abstract Expressionism. This collection presents fifty largescale artworks from the American master's colour field period (1949-1970) alongside essays by seminal modern art critic and Rothko biographer Dore Ashton and SFMOMA curator of painting and sculpture Janet Bishop. Featuring illuminating details about Rothko's life, influences, and legacy, and brimming with the emotional power and expressive colour of his groundbreaking canvases, this essential volume brings the renowned artist's luminous work to light for both longtime Rothko fans and those discovering his work for the very first time.

By: Janet Bishop
Foreword by: Dore Ashton
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 314mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 970g
ISBN: 9781452156590
ISBN 10: 145215659X
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 01 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was one of the foremost members of the Abstract Expressionist movement. He is known for his colour field paintings, which used staining techniques to create abstract fields of colour on large canvases. Janet Bishop is the Thomas Weisel Family Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Dore Ashton is an award-winning critic of modern and contemporary art, and author of About Rothko, a celebrated biography of Mark Rothko.

Reviews for Rothko: The Color Field Paintings

All the decent books on Rothko disappear quickly, so a collective sigh of relief among art book-sellers here, as this new one is very much wel-comed from Chronicle Books. * The Bookseller *