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'Unbalanced' woman vandalises famed Delacroix painting
Feb 09, 2013 15:06 EST
French police were holding a mentally "unbalanced" woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings, Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People".
Woman held over attack on Delacroix masterpiece
Feb 08, 2013 23:03 EST
French police were holding a mentally "unbalanced" woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings, Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People".
'Unbalanced' woman vandalises famed Delacroix painting
Feb 08, 2013 13:30 EST
One of the most iconic paintings in French history, Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People", was defaced by a woman with psychiatric problems but escaped permanent damage.
Picasso vandal surrenders after months on run
Jan 09, 2013 12:40 EST
A young man who vandalized a Pablo Picasso painting on display in a Texas gallery has turned himself in after months on the run in Mexico, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Tate Rothko vandal jailed for two years in UK
Dec 13, 2012 10:44 EST
A Polish man was jailed for two years in Britain on Thursday for defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.
Contemporary art market roars in New York
Nov 15, 2012 19:46 EST
Christie's and Sotheby's racked up close to a billion dollars this week in just two New York sales of contemporary art, making one small corner of the world appear as if the global financial crisis had never happened.
$40.4 million Kline work sets record at Christie's
Nov 14, 2012 22:46 EST
A canvas of violent black brushstrokes by abstract expressionist Franz Kline sold for $40.4 million at Christie's in New York, setting a new record by far for the artist.
Rothko painting fetches $75.1 mn in New York
Nov 14, 2012 09:29 EST
A seminal work by abstract artist Mark Rothko fetched a huge $75.1 million Tuesday in New York, while a new record was set for a Jackson Pollock drip painting at what Sotheby's said was the highest grossing auction in company history.
Rothko painting fetches $75.1 mn in New York
Nov 13, 2012 22:02 EST
A seminal work by abstract artist Mark Rothko fetched a huge $75.1 million at Sotheby's, while a new record was set for a Jackson Pollock drip painting as the big spenders came out in force.
Rothko painting sells for $75.1 mn in New York
Nov 13, 2012 20:44 EST
A seminal abstract painting by Mark Rothko fetched a huge $75.1 million at Sotheby's in New York, while a new record was set for a Jackson Pollock drip painting on a night when the big spenders of the art world were out in force.
Man charged over Rothko graffiti
Oct 09, 2012 15:10 EDT
British police on Tuesday charged a 26-year-old man with defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.
Man arrested over Rothko graffiti
Oct 08, 2012 18:57 EDT
British police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.
Police hunt man who defaced valuable Tate painting
Oct 08, 2012 03:38 EDT
Police were Monday hunting a man who defaced a valuable painting at London's Tate Modern Museum.
Rothko painting vandalised in London
Oct 08, 2012 03:20 EDT
London's Tate Modern was temporarily closed on Sunday after a mural by US modern artist Mark Rothko was defaced by black paint, the gallery said.
Rothko painting vandalised in London
Oct 07, 2012 15:03 EDT
London's Tate Modern was temporarily closed on Sunday after a mural by US modern artist Mark Rothko was defaced by black paint, the gallery said.
'Orange' painting squeezes record $86.9 million
May 09, 2012 04:40 EDT
A sunset-colored painting by Mark Rothko became the world's most expensive contemporary art work when it fetched $86.9 million in a stunningly lucrative auction at Christie's in New York.
'Orange' painting squeezes record $86.9 million
May 08, 2012 22:54 EDT
A sunset-colored painting by Mark Rothko became the world's most expensive contemporary art work when it fetched $86.9 million in a stunningly lucrative auction at Christie's in New York.
Christie's seeks art lovers with money to burn
May 04, 2012 15:12 EDT
Setting fire to art in Christie's posh Manhattan showrooms would usually get you arrested. But when a senior auctioneer lit up a $1 million art work Friday -- that was the point.
'Scream' set to make noise at New York art auction
Apr 28, 2012 09:02 EDT
The only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is estimated to sell for at least $80 million at Sotheby's next week as the star of the New York spring art auctions.
'Scream' set to make noise at New York art auction
Apr 27, 2012 16:44 EDT
The only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is estimated to sell for at least $80 million at Sotheby's next week as the star of the New York spring art auctions.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Mark Rothko | |
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| No. 3/No. 13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange), oil on canvas painting by Mark Rothko, 1949, Museum of Modern Art. An example of his late period. | |
| Birth name | Marcus Rothkowitz |
| Born | September 25, 1903 Latvia |
| Died | February 25, 1970 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting |
