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Figures Playing on the Beach

Mark Rothko

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Mark Rothko

Artist, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1903 - 1970

The image displays flowing shapes and sinuous lines across the canvas. Human figure-like forms can be seen, with one figure reclining and another in a contemplative pose. The colors provide contrast, with blue strokes resembling a sky or water, and earthy tones in the foreground. The painting's abstraction allows for various interpretations, giving the objects a dreamlike quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

(drawing)
Credit Line

Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number

1986.56.622
Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64596546

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