Rothko Boxed Notes

Twenty assorted 5 x 7 in. blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative box. Mark Rothko was one of a small group of great artists who established New York City as central to the art world in the 1950s. While his work was an enormous critical success, critics had trouble writing about it: in that formalist era, a painting had to be considered strictly as itself; to write criticism that mentioned a work’s emotional or spiritual effect on the writer was really not acceptable.  Rothko, with his fellow Abstract Expressionist Adolph Gottlieb, famously wrote in 1943: “We favor the simple expression of the complex thought.” Stunningly full of silent communication, these richly hued paintings are Rothko’s thoughts made manifest. Contains five each of the following notecards: Untitled, 1949 Untitled, 1953 Untitled, 1955 No. 1, 1961 Materials: Thick, quality cardstock with white envelopes Dimensions: 5.25 x 7.25 x 1.5 inches (box measurement)