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Street Scene
The painting 'Street Scene' from around 1937 depicts an urban street scene in a realistic style with elements of expressionism. It is an example of Mark Rothko's early work, dominated by themes of urban life and reflection on alienation in the modern world.
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:
1937
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Theme:
urban scenery, street life, expressionism, social realism
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting shows the dynamic and unsettling experience of life in the city, exposing the loneliness and isolation of the individual in urban space.
The key to interpreting the work
It is worth interpreting the work in the context of the social and cultural tensions of the 1930s that influenced Rothko's work before moving to abstraction.See other works by this artist
