- Orange and Yellow was considered quite large in the 1950s, and Rothko asked viewers to stand close in order to be visually surrounded by the colors.
- The Wall Street Journal stated that "The painting's trio of orange and yellow rectangles bobbing atop a cherry-red background forms a palette that's as...
- We can certainly see this in “Orange and Yellow.” Still, in spite of the threat of death, all art dissolves in the immensity of a truly benevolent spirit.
- Subject Matter: Visual Description. Orange and Yellow by Mark Rothko is composed of two rectangles on top of one another, one is yellow, and below it is orange.
- Orange and Yellow 1956. ... In 2012 “Orange, Red, Yellow” is a 1961 painting by Mark Rothko was sold at Christie’s for $86,882,500.
- Mark Rothko's favorite "word" or storyline was the color red. You can see in Orange, Red, Yellow how its intensity, its primal qualities appealed to Rothko.
- Fawn Velveteen — Mark Rothko, Orange and yellow, 1956. 1.5M ratings. ... Mark Rothko, Orange and yellow, 1956. Source: theredlist.com.
- The painting's layered hues of orange, red, and yellow against a cooler red background evoke a warm, enveloping atmosphere.
