Abstract Expressionism & Color Field · 1953–1954
Untitled (Painting)
Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.
Untitled (Painting) (1953–1954) by Mark Rothko. Its palette is led by light scarlet orange (#e86f1f, 49%) and light scarlet orange (#df9656, 25%). Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.
Color note
Rothko built his fields of color from thin, layered washes, so the edges blur and the color seems to glow from within. He wanted viewers to stand close, surrounded by the color.
Palette
- #e86f1f MG 025 light scarlet orange 49.0% of canvas
- #df9656 MG 028 light scarlet orange 24.6% of canvas
- #e0a119 MG 035 pale amber 21.0% of canvas
- #c78055 MG 023 light scarlet 5.3% of canvas
Color families
Orange 80%, Yellow 19%, Brown 0%
Measurements
Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the right half, 52% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.90 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 100% of the canvas is calm space. There is almost no detail anywhere. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
Details
More by Mark Rothko
- Number 19, 1949
- Untitled (Purple, White, and Red), 1953