Photography by Edward C. Robison III
No. 210/No. 211 (Orange)
“I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions––tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on”
—Mark Rothko
Take a moment to notice how Rothko’s arrangement of colors makes you feel. Are you at peace? Overwhelmed? Filled with dread? Amazed?
Mark Rothko considered painting a spiritual experience and intended his large canvases to encompass our entire field of vision. His color field paintings––recognizable by their large, solid swaths of color––provide a unique space for reflection and meditation, inviting viewers to respond with their own emotions.
ArtistMark Rothko, 1903–1970
Date1960
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions69 x 63 in. (175.3 x 160 cm)
Mark(s)verso, u.l., on stretcher, label: 5002.60
verso, u.r., on stretcher: [Marlborough label]
Inscription(s)verso, u.l.: MARK ROTHKO / #211 1960
verso, on central vertical crossbar member: #210 - 1960
verso, on horizontal crossbar member: M.R.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012.20
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Marlborough A.G., Liechtenstein); to Private Collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1969; by descent to Private Collection; (Christie’s, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2012
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 4.0× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.