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Self-Portrait
A self-portrait from 1936, depicting Mark Rothko in a figurative style. The painting belongs to the early period of the artist's work, before his transition to an abstract painting style. The work shows the intensity of the gaze and expresses the emotional depth of the artist's personality.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Mark Rothko
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Date of birth and death
September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970
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Natinality
American
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Style
Abstract expressionism, color field painting
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Significant works
Seagram Murals, Rothko Chapel paintings, No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red), multiform paintings
Information about the work
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Year:
1936
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Theme:
self-portrait, figurative portrait, emotions, early works
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work offers insight into the artist's self-awareness and self-reflection at a young age, exposing his complexity and internal tensions that influenced his later work.
The key to interpreting the work
The artwork should be interpreted as an important document of Rothko's early career, combining elements of expressionism and the pioneering style that developed into abstraction.See other works by this artist
