Painting or drawing?
Tragedy, grief, ecstasy and joy were some of the themes Rothko tried to express. He became best known for his towering, abstract paintings on large canvases. Less well known is that he also painted approximately 1,000 works on paper.
The paintings on paper challenge established notions of what is and is not painting, and show a side of Rothko’s artistry that has only recently received more attention. The motifs range from landscapes, portraits and surrealist projects to his characteristic, rectangular color fields.
