Man Smoking
Mark Rothko (1903 – 1970)
Utforsk Mark Rothko (1903-1970) sin ikoniske Color Field kunst og Abstract Expressionisme! Opplev følelsenes dybde og kunstnerens varige arv – en sentral figur i moderne kunst.
The Visual Composition of Man Smoking
The painting Man Smoking features a central scene of a woman cradling an infant in her arms. The figures are rendered with a greenish hue, contributing to an otherworldly appearance. Within the composition, the woman's arms are wrapped around the baby, creating a sense of warmth and protection.
The background contains two other indistinct figures situated in soft shadows. The color palette is composed of earthy tones, including deep reds, somber browns, muted greens, and aged yellows. Through the technique of layering thin, translucent washes, the edges of the forms appear blurred, and the light seems to emanate from within the canvas.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Mark Rothko
- Date: 1933
- Medium: Oil on canvas; Acrylic on canvas
- Movement: Early Modernism
Om dette kunstverket
- Tittel: Man Smoking
- Kunstner: Mark Rothko
- Format: Portrait
- Opphavsrettslig status: Opphavsrettslig beskyttet
- Bevegelse: Abstract Expressionism
- Medium: Oil On Canvas
- Periode: Modern
- Mediumstype: WallArt
- Kontekst for korpus: trauma , existentialism
- Nøkkelord: color palette , woman , tranquility
Kort om verket
- Influences: Gestalt Psychology
- Year: 1953
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Notable elements or techniques: Layered Color Blocks
- Title: Woman Holding Child
- Subject or theme: Human Emotion