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Mark Rothko - "No. 3, 1967”.

Mark Rothko - "No. 3, 1967”.

Mark Rothko: Title: "No. 3, 1967”. Authorized offset litho. Condition: the work is in excellent condition. Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a Russian-born American painter and a central figure of Abstract Expressionism. He is best known as a leading representative of the Color Field movement, in which expansive fields of luminous color were used to evoke deep emotional and spiritual responses. Rothko sought to go beyond traditional subjects, aiming to create direct encounters between viewer and painting that, in his words, spoke to the basic emotions of humanity: tragedy, ecstasy, downfall. His artistic journey began with figurative and surrealist influences, but by the late 1940s he had developed his characteristic style: large-format canvases with soft-edged blocks of color that seem to drift against subtly modulated backgrounds. These meditative works invited prolonged contemplation and were often placed in immersive, chapel-like environments. Rothko’s paintings are among the most valuable works of modern art. Several have sold for more than $80 million at auctions, with one work in a private sale bringing in more than $186 million, reflecting their rarity and cultural significance. Collectors and institutions regard them as masterpieces of 20th-century abstraction. Never framed and stored in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper. The shown photos are part of the description, the shown frame size is for illustration and is not included. This artwork is carefully securely packaged and shipped in protective acid-free paper. No shipping to the Canary Islands. Some artists of comparable importance, such as Basquiat, Picasso, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Sorolla, Banksy, Brainwash, Miró, Nara, Soulages, Lagasse, Ramos, Rothko, Lautrec, Matisse, Modigliani, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Ripolles, Wesselmann, Magritte, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappello, Kandinsky, Warhol, Buffa, Tura, Castle, Ponti, Knoll, Le Corbusier, Robert, Johns, Starck, Breuer, Nelson, Mogensen, Ponti, Bertoia, Urquiola, Chillida, Magistretti, Gauguin, visual arts, vintage design, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Lego, Pokémon, Star Wars, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Botero, Katz, Braque, among others.

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