Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8

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• Alla asked

  Is this correct that Rothko's color field paintings are supposed to confer the feelings of primary emotions? Is the color choice based on any pre-existing color theories, or did Rothko have his own interpretations? Can his approach be considered similar to Albers'? Thank you!

• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

  Dear Alla,
  
  Rothko famously said, "A painting is not a picture of an experience, it is an experience." You could therefore certainly state that he was interested in emotions and the expression of them. I have read some comparisons between Albers and Rothko, but there are equally a lot of differences as well. The comparisons deal with the shapes and use of colour, but the experience of both of them (when making them so it seems and equally when viewing them) is very different.
  
  Best,
  Lisa

• Sanne Bakker asked

  Waar is dit schilderij geschilderd?

• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

  Beste Sanne,
  
  Aangezien Mark Rothko in 1960 (het jaar wanneer dit schilderij is gemaakt) in New York woonde en het museum dit werk in 1970 van een New Yorkse galerie gekocht heeft, is het hoogstwaarschijnlijk dat dit werk in New York is geschilderd.
  
  Groet,
  Xin