David Anfam explores the underestimated variety as well as the amazing continuity of Rothko's pictures. These include the images for which Rothko is famous -- the large, hypnotic, and poignant fields of color -- along with almost 400 further pictures that reveal a far less well known figure who was attuned by turns to realism, expressionism, surrealism, and the avantgarde issues of his era. Anfam presents a radical overview of Rothko's achievement, offering an analysis of its sources and themes: these extend from a study of such old masters as Rembrandt and Vermeer to his eventual groundbreaking vision of painting as an environment, expressed in the mural cycles and the architectural framework of the Rothko Chapel in Houston. Anfam pays special attention to the physical makeup of the paintings, as well as to Rothko's innovative sense of space, color, and surface, his complex technical procedures, and the symbolism of the work. This is combined with an account of Rothko's stylistic evolution and its chronology, tracing its development from figuration to an abstract vision imbued with a profound grasp of how the viewer has an interactive role to play in perceiving the works. The volume also includes the most extensive Rothko bibliography ever published. The fruit of almost a decade of research, this monumental publication is thereference pont for all future studies of Rothko's art.
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This extraordinary book is the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonne of the work of Mark Rothko, one of the greatest abstract artists of the twentieth century. It documents Rothko's entire output of paintings on canvas and panel, reproducing all the works in color. An introductory text also investigates every essential feature of Rothko's art.
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Mark Rothko receives book award
On 28 March 1999 David Anfam's "Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonne" was presented with the 1998 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award given to outstanding publications that represent the highest standards in content, design, and construction.
On 28 March 1999 David Anfam's "Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: Catalogue Raisonne" was presented with the 1998 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award given to outstanding publications that represent the highest standards in content, design, and construction.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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A work of major importance in the history of modernism, David Anfam's catalogue raisonne is brilliant, lively, entertaining, and handsome. Combining vigorous scholarship with creative imagination, it offers the best ever understanding of Rothko and must be considered a prerequisite to any and all encounters with Rothko. Anfam's eloquent text takes the reader through the paintings in a most delightful way while the paintings themselves are a joy to see thanks to what surely were monumental efforts on the part of all those involved with design and production. This book is the best of its kind in every way and a bargain at the price!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
It is difficult to sit down and look through this whole book at once; the beauty of the body of Rothko's work is overwhelming. At first I was disappointed that the reproductions did not fill up the whole page, but the smaller format permitted me to feel better the true sizes of the paintings in relation to one another, the largest of his works given a full page. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Rothko- keep in mind that works on paper are not included, so some favorites may not be in the book. It was worth the price, I am glad to share my apartment with this 14 pound tome.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Within the world of American art, Mark Rothko increasingly looms as one of the foremost American painters of this century. All the more important, then that a definitive edition of his work be available to scholars, museums and the general public. And to put it quite simply, David Anfam has done exactly this, and to a superlative degree The illustrations are excellent,and no less important is the fine and insightful commentary and scholarly opinion offered by Anfam. Anfam's knowledge is most impressive, and his reader is fortunate, indeed, to be given the context of Rothko and his work, both in terms of art and the larger American culture. Any library or person interested in twentieth century American art must simply have this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This book is fantastic in everyway including great pictures and a text that's a goldmine of information, insights and new ideas. It is a must read for anyone interested in Rothko, or for that matter, 20th century American art.
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