No. 61 (Rust and Blue)
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''No. 61 (Rust and Blue)'' is a 1953 painting by the Russian-American
Abstract expressionist Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York at the center of the ...
artist Mark Rothko. The work was first exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1961 but is now in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Similar to Rothko's other works from this period, ''No. 61'' consists of large expanses of color with dark shades. ''Rust and Blue'' was a part of the Color Field movement. ''Rust and Blue'' also uses layered coloring. Rothko described this as "inner light". Rothko painted in such a way that at times paint can be seen flowing upward across the surface.


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*Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. ''Rothko''. Berlin: Taschen, 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:No. 61 (Rust and Blue) 1953 paintings Paintings by Mark Rothko Paintings in Los Angeles