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Out of the Sky Came an Incredible Gift

January 7, 2022 | 10:14 AM - Updated on January 8, 2022 | 9:38 AM
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By Carol Tannenhauser

Monday night’s sunset was breathtaking; we first learned of it from a photograph sent in by Mildred Alpern, a frequent contributor to West Side Rag, who wrote:

“Tonight, a Mark Rothko sky, bands of dusty pink and purple that are an homage to the great painter.”

Photograph by Mildred Alpern.

Many readers followed suit, sending in a string of sunset photos, each eliciting a gasp. But none had the impact of the following sent by Christopher Rothko, Mark Rothko’s son. He had received a copy of the Rag story from a friend.

Violet Bar (Untitled), 1957, by Mark Rothko.

“I think this is the painting your photographer had in mind,” he wrote. “Terrible reproduction, but in the same family as the sunset. I have been trying to pry this painting out of the hands of a Swiss collector for an exhibition I am curating in Paris in 2023.  Still working on it!”

Christopher

 

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Karen
Karen
1 year ago

As an art historian who has always loved Rothko, this is a really wonderful outcome of the reach of WSR. I wish Christopher the best of luck. Maybe this will help!

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Mildred Alpern
Mildred Alpern
1 year ago

The soft colors and bands brought Mark Rothko to mind, not one specific painting. “Violet Bar (untitled)” is wonderfully similar. Thanks, Christopher, for pointing it out.

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Kathleen
Kathleen
1 year ago

All the best to you, Christopher! One hopes that the exhibition of your Father’s work will come to New York.

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EllenJacobs
EllenJacobs
1 year ago

Where was the sunset photo taken?

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