The essence and definition of painting is, the imitation of visible objects, by means of form and colors: Wherefore the more, forcibly and faithfully painting imitates nature, the more directly and rapidly does it lead us to its end, which is to deceive the eye; and the surer proofs does it give us of its true idea.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)

The price of $72.84 m in 2007 for Mark Rothko’s 1950 work White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose).

It was painted by an artist who died in 1970, Mark Rothko’s picture does not exactly qualify as ‘contemporary.’

However it have been received the seal of public approval over a long period of time. And White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) hold the world record for the most expensive piece of contemporary art ever sold.

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) belongs to the generation of American artists who completely revolutionized the essential and design of abstract painting. He was born in Latvia and migrated to United States at the age of ten with his parents.
White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)
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