Latvian/American artist Mark Rothko was born in Dvinsk, Russia, (now Daugavpils, Latvia) but later immigrated with his family and settled in Portland, Oregon. His multi-colored abstract paintings remain the finest legacy of his works, less about color theory and more about the emotional storm created by color. It's not what the picture is of, but what chaos lies beneath. 

Original Medium: oil on canvas Original Size: 92 5/8”h x 63 3/4”w

Location: Phillips Collection The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921, in Washington, DC. The museum houses one of the world’s most celebrated Impressionist and American modern art collections, and continues to grow its collection of over 5,000 works with important contemporary voices.

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