Provenance :Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover 1955
Galerie Beyeler Basel
Marlborough Fine Art London
This monumental abstract painting is a magnificent example from Mark Rothko's mature period clearly inscribed with the date 1955 on the reverse a year pivotal for his international emergence.
The work exemplifies his iconic Color Field style employing three hovering atmospheric rectangular forms—a deep blue a vibrant yellow and a pale mint green—to evoke profound emotional and spiritual experience.
The painting carries a significant history that traces the global acceptance of Abstract Expressionism : it was presented by the Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover in 1955 underscoring the institution's role in introducing Rothko to a major European audience that same year; it was subsequently handled by Galerie Beyeler in Basel a crucial international hub for post-war modernism; and was documented by Marlborough Fine Art London the gallery central to the artist's international market in the 1960s. Dimensions : 90 x 130 cm
Signed reverse
Provenance :Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, 1955
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Marlborough Fine Art, London
This monumental abstract painting is a magnificent example from Mark Rothko's mature period, clearly inscribed with the date 1955 on the reverse, a year pivotal for his international emergence.
The work exemplifies his iconic Color Field style, employing three hovering, atmospheric rectangular forms—a deep blue, a vibrant yellow, and a pale mint green—to evoke profound emotional and spiritual experience.
The painting carries a significant history that traces the global acceptance of Abstract Expressionism : it was presented by the Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover in 1955, underscoring the institution's role in introducing Rothko to a major European audience that same year; it was subsequently handled by Galerie Beyeler in Basel, a crucial international hub for post-war modernism; and was documented by Marlborough Fine Art, London, the gallery central to the artist's international market in the 1960s.
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