Rothko
Americannoun
noun
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With record prices for Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brancusi and Mark Rothko, New York's spring auctions are soaring, confirming a trend that began in late 2025: blockbuster sales are back.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Other artworks sold at the Christie's auction included pieces by Mark Rothko and Joan Miro, which also both broke previous records for works by the artists at auction.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
During Sotheby’s $166.3 million sale of Mnuchin’s estate on Thursday, a 1949 Rothko also owned by Mnuchin, “No. 1,” sold for $20.8 million, within its $15 million to $20 million estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
A luminous, red rectangular abstract by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million on Thursday, a solid kickoff to what’s poised to be ebullient spring auctions in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
He suggests to a junior named Colin Lester that he build his monologue, which is from Red, a play about the painter Mark Rothko, a bit more slowly.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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