Books by Mark Rothko
The Artists Reality: Philosophies of Art
by Mark Rothko
One of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Mark Rothko (19031970) created a new and impassioned form of abstract painting over the course of his career. Rothko also wrote a number of essays and critical reviews during his lifetime, adding his thoughtful, intelligent, and opinionated voice to the debates of the contemporary art world. Although the artist never published a book of his varied and complex views, his heirs indicate that he occasionally spoke of the existence of such a manuscript to friends and colleagues. Stored in a New York City warehouse since the artist’s death more than thirty years ago, this extraordinary manuscript, titled The Artist’s Reality, is now being published for the first time.
Probably written around 194041, this revelatory book discusses Rothko’s ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth, beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true nature of American art,” and much more. The Artist’s Reality alsoincludes an introduction by Christopher Rothko, the artist’s son, who describes the discovery of the manuscript and the complicated and fascinating process of bringing the manuscript to publication. The introduction is illustrated with a small selection of relevant examples of the artist’s own work as well as with reproductions of pages from the actual manuscript.
The Artist’s Reality willbe a classic text for years to come, offering insight into both the work and the artistic philosophies of this great painter.
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The Artist's Reality: Philosophies of Art
by Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko’s classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by Makoto Fujimura
Stored in a New York City warehouse for many years after the artist’s death, this extraordinary manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was published to great acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941, it contains Rothko’s ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth, beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true nature of “American art,” and much more.
In his introduction, illustrated with examples of Rothko’s work and pages from the manuscript, the artist’s son, Christopher Rothko, describes the discovery of the manuscript and the fascinating process of its initial publication. This edition includes discussion of Rothko’s “Scribble Book” (1932), his notes on teaching art to children, which has received renewed scholarly attention in recent years and provides clues to the genesis of Rothko’s thinking on pedagogy.
In an afterword written for this edition, artist and author Makoto Fujimura reflects on how Rothko’s writings offer a “lifeboat” for “art world refugees” and a model for upholding artistic ideals. He considers the transcendent capacity of Rothko’s paintings to express pure ideas and the significance of the decade-long gap between The Artist’s Reality and Rothko’s mature paintings, during which the horrors of the Holocaust and the atomic bomb were unleashed upon the world.
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Rothko 2020 Mini Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art
Mark Rothko (American, born Russia, 1903–1970), who was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States, is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer. These extraordinary images invite contemplation and spiritual communion. The National Gallery of Art is the largest public repository of Rothko’s works, with a collection that includes nearly three hundred paintings on canvas and paper and a study collection of over six hundred additional works on paper. All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Writings on Art
by Mark Rothko
The first collection of Mark Rothko’s writings, which range the entire span of his career
While the collected writings of many major 20th-century artists, including Barnett Newman, Robert Motherwell, and Ad Reinhardt, have been published, Mark Rothko’s writings have only recently come to light, beginning with the critically acclaimed The Artist’s Reality: Philosophies of Art. Rothko’s other written works have yet to be brought together into a major publication. Writings on Art fills this significant void; it includes some 90 documents—including short essays, letters, statements, and lectures—written by Rothko over the course of his career. The texts are fully annotated, and a chronology of the artist’s life and work is also included.
This provocative compilation of both published and unpublished writings from 1934--69 reveals a number of things about Rothko: the importance of writing for an artist who many believed had renounced the written word; the meaning of transmission and transition that he experienced as an art teacher at the Brooklyn Jewish Center Academy; his deep concern for meditation and spirituality; and his private relationships with contemporary artists (including Newman, Motherwell, and Clyfford Still) as well as journalists and curators.
As was revealed in Rothko’s The Artist’s Reality, what emerges from this collection is a more detailed picture of a sophisticated, deeply knowledgeable, and philosophical artist who was also a passionate and articulate writer.
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Rothko 2020 Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko, National Gallery of Art
Mark Rothko (American, born Russia, 1903–1970), a titan among modern painters, said that the subject matter of his paintings was the extremes of human emotion. His extraordinary achievement was the communication of tragedy and elation through forms reduced to starkest simplicity—oftentimes a pair of rectangles.
Born Marcus Rothkowitz in a Latvian Jewish community, the artist emigrated to the United States at the age of ten. After a series of artistic metamorphoses, he established himself as a leader among New York’s artistic avant-garde in the late 1940s, that moment when the devastation of a global war shunted creative impulses into radically new directions. Rothko died in 1970 at the age of sixty-six.
The National Gallery of Art is the largest public repository of Rothko’s works, with a collection that includes nearly three hundred paintings on canvas and paper and a study collection of more than six hundred works on paper.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Rothko 2018 Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko (American, b. Russia, 1903 1970), a titan among modern painters, communicated tragedy and elation through forms reduced to starkest simplicity oftentimes a pair of rectangles. Born Marcus Rothkowitz in a Latvian Jewish community, the artist emigrated to the United States at the age of ten. He established himself as a leader among New York s artistic avant-garde in the late 1940s and was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States.
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Rothko 2018 Mini Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer to invite contemplation and spiritual communion.
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2017 Rothko Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko (American, b. Russia, 19031970), a titan among modern painters, said that the subject matter of his paintings was the range of human emotion. His extraordinary achievement was the communication of tragedy and elation through forms reduced to starkest simplicityoftentimes a pair of rectangles. Born Marcus Rothkowitz in a Latvian Jewish community, the artist emigrated to the United States at the age of ten. He established himself as a leader among New Yorks artistic avant-garde in the late 1940s and was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States.
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2017 Rothko Mini Wall Calendar
by Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer to invite contemplation and spiritual communion.
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Wall Calendar 2026, Rothko Art, 12 Months, Large Grid Design Featuring 12 Artworks
• An Artful 2026: Large wall calendar opens to 12 x 24 inches and features a new work by Rothko each month. • Monthly Planning: Calendar pages include large grids with lots of room to write, and feature legal US holidays & moon cycles. Perfect for daily planning! • Sustainable Materials: This 2026 calendar is free of plastic and comes in a flap-and-seal packaging to ensure durability. • Beauty Every Day: Each monthly art piece is printed in full vivid color, so you can admire the art from your home or office every day. • Wide Range: Known for beautiful art & lasting materials, 2025 and 2026 calendars feature diverse artwork–cat calendars, landscapes, mini calendars & more.
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Mini Wall Calendar 2026, Rothko Art, 12 Months, Grid Design Featuring 12 Artworks
• An Artful 2026: Small wall calendar opens to 6 x 15 inches and features a new work by Rothko each month. • Monthly Planning: Calendar pages include grids to write on, and feature legal US holidays & moon cycles. Perfect for daily planning! • Sustainable Materials: This 2026 calendar is free of plastic and comes in a flap-and-seal packaging to ensure durability. • Beauty Every Day: Each monthly art piece is printed in full vivid color. Admire the perfectly sized mini art piece from your office every day. • Wide Range: Known for beautiful art & lasting materials, 2025 and 2026 calendars feature diverse artwork–cat calendars, landscapes, large wall calendars & more.
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