Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkowitz (Latvian: Marks Rotko; September 25, 1903–February 25, 1970), was a Latvian-born American painter and printmaker. He is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he himself rejected this label, and even resisted the classification as an "abstract painter". Mark Rothko was born in Dvinsk, Vitebsk Province, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia). His father, Jacob, was a pharmacist and an intellectual, w... more

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  • Sep 25, 1903

Date of death:

  • Feb 25, 1970 (age 66 years)

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  • Marcus Rothkowitz,
  • Mark Rothko (Marcus Rothkowitz)
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