Seagram Murals

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The Seagram Murals are a series of large, darkly atmospheric abstract paintings by Mark Rothko, originally commissioned for New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant and now regarded as some of his most powerful and contemplative works.

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instanceOf abstract paintings
series of paintings
alsoKnownAs Rothko’s Seagram series
linked to: Seagram Murals

Seagram series
artHistoricalSignificance considered among Rothko’s most powerful works
key example of late Rothko style
artisticIntent create a somber, chapel-like environment
evoke a sense of enclosure and confinement
associatedArchitect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Philip Johnson
associatedBuilding Seagram Building
colorPalette black
brown
dark red
maroon
commissionContext decor for the Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building
commissionedBy Mies van der Rohe
Philip Johnson
Seagram Building
commissionedFor Four Seasons Restaurant
commissionOutcome Mark Rothko withdrew from the commission
linked to: Mark Rothko
commissionYear 1958
completionPeriod 1958–1959
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Mark Rothko
culturalStatus iconic series of 20th-century abstract art
currentLocation Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Tate Modern
displayContext Tate Modern Rothko Room
exhibitionType site-specific cycle (original intention)
format multi-panel cycle
genre Abstract Expressionism
influencedBy Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library (Rothko’s own claim)
locationIntended New York City
material oil paint
movement Color Field painting
notableCharacteristic architectural framing forms
contemplative mood
darkly atmospheric
large scale
notableWorkOf Mark Rothko
reasonForWithdrawal Rothko’s discomfort with displaying the works in a luxury restaurant
support canvas
theme existential contemplation
spiritual reflection
tragedy

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Mark Rothko notableWork Seagram Murals
Seagram Murals alsoKnownAs Rothko’s Seagram series
linked to: Seagram Murals
Black on Maroon partOfSeries Seagram Murals
Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz notableWork Seagram Murals
subject linked to: Markus
Red subject Seagram Murals
Red portraysEvent Rothko's commission for the Four Seasons Restaurant
linked to: Seagram Murals