Untitled Black On Grey

Untitled Black On Grey. 2003 After Mark Rothko, "Untitled (Black on Gray)" Poster Chairish Worlds and Views: Contemporary Art from the Collection Later, Rothko taped the edges of his canvases before painting to produce the.

The artist claimed that these works symbolized death, and indeed, he killed himself soon after finishing the work. 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

Mark Rothko Untitled (Black on Gray) (1969) Artsy

The edges were secured using gummed tape that left a white margin when removed The artist claimed that these works symbolized death, and indeed, he killed himself soon after finishing the work. In the horizontal composition of Untitled (Black and Gray), Rothko blurred the 'horizon' line by blending the two colors

. Rothko's blurred horizon can be associated with similar effects applied in landscape paintings The edges were secured using gummed tape that left a white margin when removed

. Later, Rothko taped the edges of his canvases before painting to produce the. The darkness here contrasts with the brightness of other pieces that he produced across his career, and therefore Untitled (Black on Grey) underlines the differing moods that Mark Rothko endured.