Auctions and Exhibitions

Behind the Color Lies the Cataclysm: Dr. David Anfam on Mark Rothko

New York | 16 May

Join Dr. David Anfam, renowned art historian and author of the catalogue raisonné Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas, in conversation with Sotheby’s Chairman Lisa Dennison about Rothko’s masterwork Untitled, 1960. A highlight of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Untitled, 1960 will be sold on behalf of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) to benefit their acquisitions fund. Untitled, 1960 embodies Rothko’s creative crescendo and the full maturation of his extraordinary artistic output. To learn more about this amazing piece click here. (16 May | New York)

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