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 ⓘ
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Red → subject → Seagram Murals ⓘ
Red → portraysEvent → Rothko's commission for the Four Seasons Restaurant ⓘ
linked to: Seagram Murals
Red (play) → focusesOn → Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals commission ⓘ
subject linked to: Red (stage play)
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Seagram series → hasPart → Seagram Murals ⓘ
Kate Rothko → notableWork → Mark Rothko: The Seagram Murals ⓘ
linked to: Seagram Murals