Orange, Red, Yellow is a 1961 Color Field painting by Mark Rothko. On May 8, 2012, it was sold at Christie's from the estate of David Pincus for $86,882,500, [1] a record nominal price for post-war contemporary art at public auction.. Mark Rothko's favorite "word" or storyline was the color red. You can see in Orange, Red, Yellow how its intensity, its primal qualities appealed to Rothko.
Orange, red, yellow is one of artworks by Rothko Mark. Artwork analysis, large resolution images, user comments, interesting facts and much more.. A brilliant camaraderie of three colors, Orange, Red, Yellow - Rothko's timeless creation from 1961, shattered all records for post-war and contemporary art by fetching $87 million.