JAIRO

Mark Rothko,  No. 8, 1964  oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas 105 ¼ × 80 ¼ in. (266.7 × 203.2 cm) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 

I am replacing our old somewhat washed out scan with a better new one, the dark paintings look different everywhere, even different from tumblr to somewhere else on the web. I have noticed over the last few years one of the big issues is the amount of brown/plum tint harnessing the black as well as how much direct light (warm or cool) is on the picture. 

I have seen this person and under those conditions, I saw very little border but more of a very dark painting with warm highlights in the middle. It just depends on the room and the camera.