Untitled Black On Grey

Untitled Black On Grey. The Black on Grays were painted directly on white canvas and lacked the usual underpainting which Rothko liked to "paint against." Photo of Untitled, Black on Gray, 1969 Working in two registers only, Rothko severely restricted the colors and scaled down the canvas to a more approachable and intimate size. Worlds and Views: Contemporary Art from the Collection

Painted in the wake of an acute illness, the work has a somber palette and stark composition that have long been attributed to the artist's depressed mental state The edges were secured using gummed tape that left a white margin when removed

2003 After Mark Rothko, "Untitled (Black on Gray)" Poster Chairish

Untitled (Black on Grey) was completed by Mark Rothko in 1970 and touched on the topic of death, which was a key theme in the life of Rothko In mid-1968, Rothko suffered an aortic aneurysm and could only work on stretched paper during his recuperation The Black on Grays were painted directly on white canvas and lacked the usual underpainting which Rothko liked to "paint against." Photo of Untitled, Black on Gray, 1969 Working in two registers only, Rothko severely restricted the colors and scaled down the canvas to a more approachable and intimate size.

. Painted in the wake of an acute illness, the work has a somber palette and stark composition that have long been attributed to the artist's depressed mental state In the horizontal composition of Untitled (Black and Gray), Rothko blurred the 'horizon' line by blending the two colors

. Executed in the final years of his life, 1969 and 1970, this exclusive group of works epitomizes the artist's career-long quest to express the heart of the human condition, the eternal wretchedness of its. Rothko's blurred horizon can be associated with similar effects applied in landscape paintings