Mark Rothko Art Centre ( lv, Daugavpils Marka Rotko mākslas centrs – DMRAC) is a multi-functional institution of

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, located inside the arsenal building of the Daugavpils fortress in Daugavpils, Latvia. It is a unique place in

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, where the original paintings of

Mark Rothko Mark Rothko (), born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (russian: Ма́ркус Я́ковлевич Ротко́вич, link=no, lv, Markuss Rotkovičs, link=no; name not Anglicized until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was a Lat ...

are located. He was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century classified by others, but not by himself, as a member of the abstract expressionism movement, specifically color-field painting, for his famous serene few color rectangle large paintings. The DMRAC features: Rothko Room with original works exposed; Collection of museum quality reproductions; Silent Room; digital exposition on the artist's biography and creative activities; Project Gallery exposition, collection of contemporary arts; exhibitions of the Great Children of Daugavpils (former ''Dvinsk, Dünaburg''). DMRAC facilities: the residences for artists, video hall, archive/

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, conference/seminar facilities, meeting rooms, restaurant. Project development of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre: *2002: the birth of idea of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre's foundation; *2013, April 24: opening of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre; *2013, September 25: Mark's Rothko 110th anniversary celebrations.

Mark Rothko paintings

Six artworks loaned by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko are on display at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Arts Centre: * ''Mother and Child'', 1934 * ''Sacrifice of Iphigenia'', 1942Art of the Day
/ref> * ''The High Priest'', 1945 * ''Untitled, 1948'' * ''Nr 7 (orange and chocolate)'', 1957 * ''No. 10 (brown, black, sienna on dark wine)'', 1963

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