Mark Rothko

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The most important tool the artist fashions through constant practice is faith in his ability to produce miracles when they are needed.

Mark Rothko

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Artistic development Art

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Mark Rothko

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

20th century

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Citation

Rothko, Mark. Quoted in Mark Rothko, written by Jeffrey Weiss. Yale University Press, 2000.

The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them.

Mark Rothko

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Artist and audience Art and religion Art

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Mark Rothko

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Conversations with Artists: 35 American Painters, Sculptors and Architects Discuss Their Work and One Another with Selden Rodman

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

20th century

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Citation

Rothko, Mark. Conversations with Artists: 35 American Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Discuss Their Work and One Another with Selden Rodman. Capricorn Books, 1961. Originally stated in an interview with Selden Rodman in 1957.