Seagram Murals

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abstract paintings series of paintings

The Seagram Murals are a series of large, darkly atmospheric abstract paintings by Mark Rothko, originally commissioned for New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant and now regarded as some of his most powerful and contemplative works.

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Label	Occurrences
Seagram Murals canonical	5
Rothko's commission for the Four Seasons Restaurant	1
Rothko’s Seagram series	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract paintings ⓘ series of paintings ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Seagram Murals ⓘ surface form: Rothko’s Seagram series Seagram series ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	considered among Rothko’s most powerful works ⓘ key example of late Rothko style ⓘ
artisticIntent	create a somber, chapel-like environment ⓘ evoke a sense of enclosure and confinement ⓘ
associatedArchitect	Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ⓘ Philip Johnson ⓘ
associatedBuilding	Seagram Building ⓘ
colorPalette	black ⓘ brown ⓘ dark red ⓘ maroon ⓘ
commissionContext	decor for the Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building ⓘ
commissionedBy	Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ⓘ surface form: Mies van der Rohe Philip Johnson ⓘ Seagram Building ⓘ
commissionedFor	Four Seasons Restaurant (former) ⓘ surface form: Four Seasons Restaurant
commissionOutcome	Mark Rothko ⓘ surface form: Mark Rothko withdrew from the commission
commissionYear	1958 ⓘ
completionPeriod	1958–1959 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Mark Rothko ⓘ
culturalStatus	iconic series of 20th-century abstract art ⓘ
currentLocation	Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art ⓘ National Gallery of Art ⓘ surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Tate Modern ⓘ
displayContext	Rothko Room (Mark Rothko works) ⓘ surface form: Tate Modern Rothko Room
exhibitionType	site-specific cycle (original intention) ⓘ
format	multi-panel cycle ⓘ
genre	Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
influencedBy	Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana ⓘ surface form: Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library (Rothko’s own claim)
locationIntended	New York City ⓘ
material	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Color Field painting ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	architectural framing forms ⓘ contemplative mood ⓘ darkly atmospheric ⓘ large scale ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Mark Rothko ⓘ
reasonForWithdrawal	Rothko’s discomfort with displaying the works in a luxury restaurant ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
theme	existential contemplation ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ tragedy ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mark Rothko → notableWork → Seagram Murals ⓘ

Seagram Murals → alsoKnownAs → Seagram Murals ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rothko’s Seagram series

Black on Maroon → partOfSeries → Seagram Murals ⓘ

Markus → notableWork → Seagram Murals ⓘ

subject surface form: Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz

Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz → notableWork → Seagram Murals ⓘ

Red → subject → Seagram Murals ⓘ

Red → portraysEvent → Seagram Murals ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rothko's commission for the Four Seasons Restaurant