No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
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| Artist | Mark Rothko |
| Year | 1951 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Private collection |
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is a 1951 painting by the Latvian-American expressionist artist Mark Rothko. It was painted in 1951. In common with Rothko's other works from this period, No. 6 consists of large expanses of colour delineated by uneven, hazy shades. In 2014, it became one of the most expensive paintings sold at auction.[1]
2014 sale
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is one of the works implicated in the infamous Bouvier Affair. It was privately bought for €140 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev in 2014.[2][3][4] Rybolovlev is thought to have bought the painting via the Swiss dealer, Bouvier. Rybolovlev learnt that Bouvier had actually bought the painting (rather than simply acting as a dealer) from Paiker H.B. for ~€80,000,000 before selling it on to Rybolovlev for €140,000,000.[5]
2024 sale
Ken Griffin was reported to have purchased the painting in 2024.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ "The Art World through its 10 Costliest Paintings". Art Aesthetics Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ hugodmiller, Stephanie Baker StephaniBaker Hugo Miller. "The Billionaire, the Dealer, and the $186 Million Rothko". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "Singapore Unfreezes Assets of Sued Art Dealer Yves Bouvier". ArtfixDaily. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "Steve Cohen's Modigliani In The Middle Of An Art Market War: Billionaire Rybolovlev vs Yves Bouvier". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "The Art World through its 10 Costliest Paintings". Art Aesthetics Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ Frank, Robert (2024-02-29). "Christie's just sold a Rothko painting for $100 million in a secret sale. Here are the details". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
Sources
- Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. Rothko. Berlin: Taschen, 2003. ISBN 3-8228-1820-8
- Mark Rothko; David Anfam (1998). Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas : Catalogue Raisonné. Yale University Press. pp. 452–. ISBN 978-0-300-07489-5.
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