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Mark Rothko, 1903–1970

26 March to 31 May 1970

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Mark Rothko
American, born Russia (now Latvia). 1903–1970
28 exhibitions

New York Times Review of the exhibition

PUBLISHED

26 February 1970

Mark Rothko, Artist, A Suicide Here at 66; Mark Rothko, Abstract Expressionist, Is Suicide in His Studio

By Grace GLUECK

Mark Rothko, a pioneer of abstract expressionist painting who was widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of his generation, was found dead yesterday, his wrists slashed, in his studio at 157 East 69th Street. He was 66 years old. The Chief Medical Examiner's office listed the death as a suicide.

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