Rothko’s late 1950s period
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Rothko’s late 1950s period is a mature phase in Mark Rothko’s career marked by somber, large-scale color field paintings that explore depth, mood, and spirituality through dark, hovering rectangular forms.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mark Rothko period
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artistic period ⓘ phase in an artist’s career ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
direct emotional communication
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transcendent spiritual experience ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mark Rothko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Rothko’s early 1950s color field period ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEndYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dark color palette
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elimination of overt symbolism ⓘ emphasis on depth ⓘ emphasis on inner light ⓘ emphasis on mood ⓘ emphasis on viewer’s emotional response ⓘ focus on vertical formats ⓘ frontally oriented compositions ⓘ hovering rectangular forms ⓘ increasingly darker tonalities ⓘ intimate viewing distance despite large size ⓘ large-scale canvases ⓘ layered thin washes of paint ⓘ mature style ⓘ meditative atmosphere ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ non-representational imagery ⓘ rectangular color zones stacked vertically ⓘ reduced compositional elements ⓘ slow, contemplative viewing experience ⓘ soft transitions between figure and ground ⓘ soft-edged color fields ⓘ somber mood ⓘ spiritual exploration ⓘ subdued contrasts ⓘ subtle tonal variations ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | late 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary abstract painters
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later Color Field painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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Surrealism ⓘ mythic and religious themes ⓘ |
| mainLocationOfActivity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mark Rothko’s mature period ⓘ |
| precedes | Rothko’s early 1960s dark period ⓘ |
| usesMedium | oil paint on canvas ⓘ |
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