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About Mark Rothko
Dropped out of Yale, spent a decade finding his format, returned a restaurant commission because the diners did not deserve the paintings, and filled a chapel after his death.

Where to see Mark Rothko
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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203 recorded worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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12 recorded works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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10 recorded worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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9 recorded worksHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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9 recorded works
Fogg Museum
Cambridge, United States
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9 recorded worksMetropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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6 recorded works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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6 recorded worksYale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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5 recorded works
Beyeler Foundation
Riehen, Switzerland
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5 recorded works
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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4 recorded works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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4 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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4 recorded works
The Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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4 recorded works
Museum Frieder Burda
Baden-Baden, Germany
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3 recorded worksDallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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3 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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3 recorded worksSeattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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3 recorded worksMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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2 recorded worksBuffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 recorded worksLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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2 recorded works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Australia
Canberra, Australia
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2 recorded worksCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, United States
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2 recorded works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded work
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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1 recorded work
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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1 recorded work
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded workMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded workCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 recorded workMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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1 recorded workTel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel Aviv, Israel
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1 recorded work
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 recorded work
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded work
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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1 recorded work
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
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1 recorded workCincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, United States
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1 recorded workThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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1 recorded workSaint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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See all Mark Rothko prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Mark Rothko paintings?
Mark Rothko's works can be seen at National Gallery of Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Tate, and 2 other museums worldwide.Where to see Mark Rothko?
Mark Rothko's works can be seen at National Gallery of Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Tate, and 2 other museums worldwide.Who was Mark Rothko's assistant?
Ray Kelly became Mark Rothko's assistant in December 1966 and remained in that role until 1968. Roy Edwards also worked as his assistant until August 1966.Is Mark Rothko famous?
Mark Rothko's most famous statement is a redefinition of romanticism, originally published in Possibilities in 1947. By the 1930s, he was bringing a lyric gift to paintings of New Yorkers at the beach or on the subway.Was Mark Rothko an abstract expressionist?
Mark Rothko became known as a Color Field painter, though he refused to adhere to any label. He considered colour to be merely an instrument.Mark Rothko paintings style?
Mark Rothko became known for colour-field painting, though he rejected labels. His style involved canvases covered with colour.What is Mark Rothko best known for?
Mark Rothko ranks among the best-known colour-field painters. His paintings from the 1940s draw heavily from Greek tragedy, such as Aeschylus Oresteia, and from Christ's Passion cycle and death scenes with a harrowing psychology where the lone individual faces ultimate truths about existence, death, and spirituality.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Mark Rothko's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Jed Perl, Art in America 1945-1970 Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
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