Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas

I paid a considerable amount of money for this book and was extremely disappointed that it's slipcase is so badly damaged.

For those who admire Rothko's paintings, this book is an absolute "must". This masterpiece got a special place in my living room. Of all the books I have about the abstract-expressionist Rothko, this is the most complete one. Once you start turning the pages, one soon understands that Rothko was a hard worker, and that it took him all the energy during his life to make this number of magnificent paintings.

It's great to see all of Rothko's paintings all together from the very beginning to the very end. A worthwhile, well researched, and well executed project visually. The sheer size of the book which is akin to a massive dictionary makes reading the essay without a table for support quite a challenge but this is an unavoidable inconvenience. I have heard that there is a new updated edition coming out soon.

Des presses université Yale, j aurais aime plus de soin dans les reproductions qui rendent mal la subtilité du travail de Rothko.

GREAT BOOK

bought this for my daughter who loves Rothko's work. She's impressed by the amount of information about him and his art.

I've thought about buying this book for years, but with the price above two hundred dollars, I decided to get a copy from the library to see if it was worth paying that much. As other reviewers have said, it's a miraculous work of art in itself. I live in a small, rural town, but grew up with access to the NYC museums which I miss to this day. Having this book in the house was like being in the world's greatest Rothko museum. The color pictures are beautiful and vibrant. To see that many images of his paintings all in one volume provides a unique overview of his work. The book is certainly worth the price. My only problem was that, as an elderly person, it was difficult to move the book from place to place. I put it on the scale and it weighed more than ten pounds! Since I didn't want to risk an injury, I'm not buying it but will be checking it out of the library again.

Opening the package as it arrived from Amazon, easing this massive catalogue from its slipcase triggered a memory: walking to the edge of the Grand Canyon. With similar impact: awe. David Anfam brings the reader with him to encounter, view, & experience Rothko's work. His ten-year dedication paid off with the discovery of "lost" titles, setting the chronology of 836 works on canvas, (he couldn't have been afraid to get his hands dirty) & analyzing the slow struggle, sporadic leaps engendered by the painter in the evolution of the oeuvre. As scholar, teacher, critic, curator, & especially writer, Anfam proves the perfect choice to perform the daunting, almost impossible task of bringing Rothko into focus.The author insightfully tracks the early representational beginnings, (his foray into narrative linked with crossing boundaries is totally appropriate for the artist from Dvinsk, Portland, New York) through the mythological (application of Kermode's distinction between "Chronos" & "Kairos" is utterly intriguing), & makes a case for Rembrandt as the source for Rothko's obsessions with tragedy & darkness, Vermeer his source for color's sensuality. Anfam traces in detail, using numerous examples of the brilliant reproductions, how the multiforms foreshadowed the work of the classic period. The architectural contexts for the Chapel are pure genius: Vincent Scully's, "The Earth, the Temple, & the Gods"; Joseph Rykwert's, "The Dancing Column"; & Leo Bersani's, Ulysse Dutoit's, "Arts of Impoverishment."Anfam's breadth of vocabulary is English, yet he has benfitted from years in the States with a rapid, laconic language that impels the reader forward, informs succinctly. Purposely parrying time-worn quarrels, he unearths the more "thorny," "shady" aspects of dilemmas presented by such a complex art.Two things happened as a result of reading MARK ROTHKO / THE WORKS on CANVAS / CATALOGUE RAISONNE. During a recent visit to C&M Gallery in NY for a show of eight Rothko's, alone in the second room, I heard them. A few nights ago I had a dream of a handwritten note on a table in the front room of an auction house that said, "The Last Painting." Rereading Helene Cixous's essay by that name (subtitled, "Or the Portrait of God"), she writes, "I think of the last Rembrandt. A man? Or a painting?" [in Cixous', "Coming to Writing and other Essays."] Anfam has presented us with the triumphant Rothko.

キャンバスに描いた作品がすべて掲載されています。（水彩・アクリルは除く）初期からの作品が網羅されているので彼の画業の発展過程がよく分かります。解説もきちんとした研究で、キャンバスの裏側まで検討されています。

Bella monografia indispensabile per chi ama questo artista, ma anche per chi non lo conosce ancora. Emigrato dalla Lettonia negli Stati Uniti è diventato uno dei pittori più quotati. La sua fortuna, tralasciando incomprensibili regole di mercato, è percezione emozione e colore. Non è come guardare un Rothko dal vivo, ovviamente, ma per cominciare questa completa monografia è più che sufficiente. Ogni giorno tenete aperta una pagina sul tavolo e ascoltate ciò che arriva.

A great book; worth it's value! Never have I seen so an overview of Rothko's work. Great reproductions and a real asset to your collection!

De retour de La Haye (Den Haag) et la visite du Gemeentemuseum où une rétrospective de Mark Rothko avait lieu,j'ai découvert cet ouvrage.Ce livre est indispensable pour les personnes voulant avoir une connaissance chronologique des oeuvres.Fabuleux travail de recherche!

Good.