A work consisting of two yellow and blue streaks by artist Mark Rothko was auctioned for more than 252 million HKD (824 billion VND).
Picture Untitled (Yellow and Blue) have price highest session Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction Sotheby's Hong Kong, on November 12, was within the expected price. The oil painting on canvas, measuring 242.9 x 186.7 cm, once belonged to the collection of François Pinault - a French billionaire businessman, is also the first work by Mark Rothko to be sold in Asia.
The work was created in 1954, when the artist was at the height of his career. The two brilliant colors, both separate and intertwined, evoke the image of a blue ocean pouring into the surrounding golden fields, according to the auction house.
The auction house quoted Mark Rothko in the book The Romantics Were Prompted : "I think of my paintings as dramatic works, the shapes in which are the actors." The company commented on the work makes the audience feel like they are enjoying a vivid play and calls it "an important masterpiece in the history of 20th century art".
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), famous for his color field art style. His paintings consist of unevenly stacked rectangular patches of color. According to Arthive, Rothko's work required a lot of techniques, not just the "few streaks of color" that people see. Research using electron microscopes and ultraviolet rays showed that the artist used some natural ingredients such as eggs, rabbit skin glue and artificial ones such as phenol formaldehyde glue, alkyd paint to make the color dry quickly, easy to paint on new layers.
Rothko's works have increased in value in the decades after his suicide. Orange, Red, Yellow (1961) achieved 86.9 million USD at Christie's session, May 2012. The work No.1 was hammered by Sotheby's New York for $75.1 million in November 2013. In November 2022, the painting Number 7 have price $82.4 million at Sotheby's New York.
Also at the Sotheby's Hong Kong auction on November 12, the second most expensive work belonged to Hat (Hat) by Yayoi Kusama. The painting sold for 43.8 million HKD (about 142 billion VND), was created by the artist in 1980, and was once in the collection of Dr. Ryutaro Takahashi.
Sotheby's described the painting as "brilliant, sumptuous, and lovely," depicting a large hat against a grid pattern. According to the auction house, Hat is Kusama's first hat-themed canvas, never before exhibited.
The artist grew up in a farming family in Japan and was accustomed to wearing straw hats. In 1960s New York, she often wore boldly patterned hats to openings and exhibitions. After completing her work Hat , she continuously explored this theme and created many prints and paintings. Therefore, the painting not only bears the artist's personal mark but also marks an important stage in her career.
Yayoi Kusama 95 years old, is a Japanese artist famous for her polka dot style. When she was young, she was looked down upon by gender stereotypes in her home country and was not highly regarded by the domestic art community. The author came to the US in 1958 because she could not find a way to develop in Japan, returning to her homeland in 1972.
According to Artnews , Kusma is recognized as one of Japan's most important living artists, whose many polka dot paintings have achieved million USD. In 2006, she received the State Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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