Entertainment & Arts
The person claiming to have scrawled on a Mark Rothko mural painting over the weekend at London’s Tate Gallery remains at large, but the individual has spoken to various news outlets, including the BBC News and ABC News, saying that he is not a vandal and that his actions have actually improved the value of the artwork.
Oct. 8, 2012
Mark Rothko painting is defaced at the Tate Modern in London
Suspected Mark Rothko vandal charged in London
Oct. 10, 2012
Police in London have charged a man with vandalizing a Mark Rothko painting Sunday at the Tate Modern museum.
Company Town
Longtime Universal boss Ron Meyer sues art dealer over ‘forged’ Mark Rothko painting.
Oct. 18, 2019
An oil painting by Mark Rothko sold for $86.9 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday, setting a record for the abstract expressionist painter.
Sept. 26, 2012
A canvas by Mark Rothko sold for $45 million and an American flag painting by Jasper Johns fetched $36 million Tuesday at a Sotheby’s auction of contemporary art in New York that featured nearly 80 works and brought in a total of $343.7 million.
Nov. 12, 2014
Mark Rothko painting ‘No. 1’ sells for surprising $75.1 million
Nov. 14, 2012
Books
On Feb. 25, 1970, Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York studio, a pool of blood spreading out on the floor beneath him, his wrists slashed.
Feb. 13, 1994
A Mark Rothko painting that was vandalized in 2012 at London’s Tate Modern museum is back on view after undergoing restoration.
May 13, 2014