Definition of Rothko

1. Noun. United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970).

Exact synonyms: Mark Rothko
Generic synonyms: Painter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rothko

Rotarians
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotavirus
Rotch
Rotch's sign
Roth
Roth's disease
Roth's spots
Roth-Bernhardt disease
Roth IRA
Rothbardian
Rothbardians
Rothera's nitroprusside test
Rothia
Rothko
Rothschild
Rothschilds
Rothstein
Rotor's syndrome
Rotterdam
Rottweiler
Rottweilers
Rotuman
Rotumans
Rouen
Rouget's bulb
Rouget's muscle
Rouget's rail

Literary usage of Rothko

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"As in the canvases of rothko or Pollock, forms appear and disappear in Antonioni's movies: figures fade like shadows, fore- and background melt together, ..."

2. Romantic Weekends in Texas by Mary Lu Abbott (2003)
"The serene rothko Chapel displays works by the late Mark rothko, ... The Menil Collection is at 1515 Sul Ross Street, o 713-525-9400; rothko Chapel at 3900 ..."

3. Riga & Its Beachesby Farrol Kahn by Farrol Kahn (2000)
"ART IN LATVIA Art ranks high in Latvian culture which has produced notable portraitists, abstract painters, like Mark rothko, and a top collector - Jospeh ..."

4. Riga & Its Beachesby Farrol Kahn by Farrol Kahn (2004)
"ART IN LATVIA Art ranks high in Latvian culture which has produced notable portraitists, abstract painters, like Mark rothko, and a top collector - Jospeh ..."

5. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"... On receiving a special Carter-Menil Human Rights Award from Mrs. Dominique de Menil and President Jimmy Carter al the rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. ..."

6. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"... 1951-1971, Prints and Drawings of the 17th Century, and a Salute to Mark rothko. Through their permanent collections and their special exhibitions, ..."

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