Many of this artist's later works reflect the somber mood that led to his suicide, such as his series of murals for the nondenominational church of Houston, Texas, which he considered his best work.
Many of this artist's later works reflect the somber mood that led to his suicide, such as his series of murals for the nondenominational church of Houston, Texas, which he considered his best work. Probably best-known for a series of nine paintings originally intended to decorate a restaurant of the Seagram Building, his contemplative style reflected his advocacy of "the simple expression of the complex thought", seen in works like "Slow Swirl by the Edge of the Sea". A leader of the New York school and a founder of Colour Field Painting, FTP, who was this Russian-born American artist of "Subway (Subterranean Fantasy)", "Black on Maroon", and "Red on Maroon"?
Many of this artist's later works reflect the somber mood that led to his suicide, such as his series of murals for the nondenominational church of Houston, Texas, which he considered his best work.
Mark Rothko