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Man arrested for defacing Rothko mural
LONDON — British police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London’s Tate Modern gallery. The gallery shut for a short time on Sunday after the damage was found on the corner of one of Rothko’s Seagram murals. Sussex police…
Russian man confesses to defacing Mark Rothko painting in London
A Russian man claimed responsibility Monday for defacing a painting by American modernist Mark Rothko at London’s Tate Modern gallery, saying it was part of a fringe arts movement he helped create. According to The Telegraph, Vladimir Umanets did not say where he lived but did confess to writing his…
Rothko painting vandalised in London
London’s Tate Modern was temporarily closed on Sunday after a mural by US modern artist Mark Rothko was defaced by black paint, the gallery said. The gallery shut for a short time at around 3.25pm (1425 GMT) after the damage was found on the corner of one of the Rothko’s…
Rothko’s ‘Orange, Red, Yellow’ nets record $86.9 million at auction
A sunset-colored painting by Mark Rothko became the world’s most expensive contemporary art work when it fetched $86.9 million in a stunningly lucrative auction at Christie’s in New York. “Orange, red, yellow” was as hot on the Christie’s block as the colors on the bold, large-scale abstract canvas. A thicket…
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