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<DIV><P>One of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Mark Rothko (1903&#150;1970) created a new and impassioned form of abstract painting over the course of his career. Rothko also wrote a number of essays and critical reviews during his lifetime, adding his thoughtful, intelligent, and opinionated voice to the debates of the contemporary art world. Although the artist never published a book of his varied and complex views, his heirs indicate that he occasionally spoke of the existence of such a manuscript to friends and colleagues. Stored in a New York City warehouse since the artist&#8217;s death more than thirty years ago, this extraordinary manuscript, titled <I>The Artist&#8217;s Reality, </I>is now being published for the first time.<BR>Probably written around 1940&#150;41, this revelatory book discusses Rothko&#8217;s ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth, beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true nature of &#147;American art,&#8221; and much more. <I>The Artist&#8217;s Reality</I> also<I> </I>includes an introduction by Christopher Rothko, the artist&#8217;s son, who describes the discovery of the manuscript and the complicated

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Author

Mark Rothko, Christopher Rothko, Kate Prizel Rothko

Publisher

New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300102536

Category

history

Subjects

Philosophy, History, Art

Rating

3.81 / 5 (257 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14