''No. 61 (Rust and Blue)'' is a 1953 painting by the
Russian-American Abstract expressionist
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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.
Notes
Sources
*Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. ''Rothko''. Berlin: Taschen, 2003.
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1953 paintings
Paintings by Mark Rothko
Paintings in Los Angeles