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The Beyeler Foundation in Riehen, Switzerland with Alberto Giacometti bronze sculptures Grande femme III & IV (1960) and Femme de Venise VIII (1956), and a painting by Mark Rothko (USA, c.1960s). / Panoramio

Mark Rothko, Untitled (Grey and White on Purple), 1967

Untitled, 1969. Mark Rothko

This is really quite different from all the other Rothko stuff I (and probably most people) have seen and I honestly can’t stop looking at it, the complementary colours here are mesmerising. Which tbf is a quality I would give to much of his work now that I mention it lol.

I do still prefer his later signature work (for many reasons, partly because they’re so distinctive to him and also because it’s amazing to see how much he can do within a pretty simple format). But I love getting this peek behind the curtain into how he came to his eventual style, and seeing some key elements being used as far back as this.

So beautiful. The use of these colors make it so rich and inviting.

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1969

Acrylic on wove paper mounted on linen 52 3/4 x 41 in. (134 x 104.1 cm) Estate/Inventory Number2028.69 Collection Jon and Kim Shirley. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1968

Mark Rothko, No 10, 1958, Oil on canvas

I saw my first Rothko on a rushed hour long trip to SF MoMA!!

Mark Rothko, White Stripe, 1958

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1969, Acrylic on paper, 1,825 x 1,225 mm (sight)

Mark Rothko, No 8 (Black form paintings), 1964

you can find god in a rothko color field