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Rothko

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Roth·ko  (rthk), Mark Originally Marcus Rothkowitz. 1903-1970.
Russian-born American abstract expressionist painter whose works are characterized by horizontal bands of subtle color with blurred edges.

Rothko [ˈrɒθkəʊ]
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(Biographies / Rothko, Mark (1903-1970) M, USnational of birth: Russian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Mark. 1903-70, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Russia
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Noun1.Rothko - United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970)


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The abstract works by modern art icons Jasper Johns and Mark Rothko, as well as sculptures by Degas, are sharing hanging space with contemporary African-American and Native-American pictures by relatively obscure artists.
A talk by acclaimed curator Achim Borchardt-Hume, curator of the recent Rothko exhibition at Tate Modern, will give visitors an insight into this unique artist and outline the story of these masterpieces of the Tate collection.
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