"The first publication dedicated exclusively to Mark Rothko's art during the critical formative period of the 1940s. Examining the development and artistic exploration of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, this unprecedented volume presents the works of American artist Mark Rothko from the 1940s, a time when his most essential development as a painter occurred, dramatically and in a very compact space of time. During this period,...

"An introduction to the life and work of twentieth-century American painter Mark Rothko, discussing his cultural and historical importance, and including a chronology and over one hundred color illustrations with explanatory captions."--