Mark Rothko No. 18, 1951 oil on canvas, 81 ½ × 69 ⅞ in. (207 × 170.5 cm), Munson Museum, Utica, NY
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Here’s a new scan of this painting (our old one wasn’t awful) that highlights a brighter and lighter touch on the canvas. You see here a better capture of the white translucency which halos the lower half of the painting in a somewhat pink border as the base color peers through. These Rothko techniques are so much a part of his art, it’s nice to be able to observe them if only on a computer screen.














