Seagram series
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The Seagram series is a group of dark, abstract paintings by Mark Rothko originally commissioned for New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant, renowned for their meditative, immersive color fields.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract art
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painting series ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in Color Field painting
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major example of Rothko’s late style ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Seagram Building, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfIntendedDisplay | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
blacks
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browns ⓘ deep reds ⓘ maroons ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Seagram Building
NERFINISHED
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architect Mies van der Rohe NERFINISHED ⓘ architect Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Four Seasons Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| commissionStatus | commission withdrawn by artist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mark Rothko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, Sakura, Japan
NERFINISHED
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayMode | immersive room installation ⓘ |
| genre | Color Field painting ⓘ |
| hasPart | Seagram Murals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance murals
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Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationIntended | dining room of the Four Seasons Restaurant ⓘ |
| mainSubject | color fields ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
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| notableCharacteristic |
architectural composition
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dark palette ⓘ immersive scale ⓘ large canvases ⓘ meditative atmosphere ⓘ rectangular color zones ⓘ somber tones ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | approximately 30 paintings ⓘ |
| partOf | late works of Mark Rothko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Mark Rothko decided not to install the paintings at the Four Seasons Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportMaterial | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
contemplation
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enclosure ⓘ spiritual experience ⓘ |
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