10 Most Expensive Artworks at Auctions in 2014 | Mark Rothko’s - TopicsExpress



          

10 Most Expensive Artworks at Auctions in 2014 | Mark Rothko’s glorious masterwork, dated 1955, is an exceptional example of this great 20th century artist working at the height of his artistic career. Rothko himself once said that he wished his paintings to possess such an aura that when you turned your back to the painting, you would feel them the same way way you feel the sun on your back. Red, Blue, Orange typifies this sensation of being overwhelmed with the colors of the painting, to the point where its viewers feel it pulsating on their backs. The piece was sold for the staggering hammer price of $56,165,000.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:00:01 +0000

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