Mark Rothko - Legacy

Legacy

The complete life works on canvas of Rothko, some 836 of which are known to exist, have been individually catalogued by art historian David Anfam in his 1998 book Mark Rothko: the works on canvas : catalogue raisonné (published by Yale University Press).

The settlement of his estate became the subject of the Rothko Case.

A previously unpublished manuscript by Rothko about his philosophies on art, The Artist's Reality, was edited by his son, Christopher Rothko, and was published by Yale University Press in 2006.

Red, a play based on Rothko, written by John Logan, opened at the Donmar Warehouse, London, on December 3, 2009. The one-act, 90 minute play centers on the period of development of the Seagram Murals. Alfred Molina played Rothko. It was directed by the Donmar's artistic director Michael Grandage. It had sell-out attendance.

In March 2010, Red moved to the John Golden Theater on Broadway in New York City with the same stars (Alfred Molina, Eddie Redmayne) and director. It ran from 1 April to 27 June 2010 receiving generally favorable reviews and winning six Tony awards, including Best Play. Red has subsequently been produced by Auckland Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company and the Fortune Theatre, Dunedin. 'Red' opened to favorable reviews on November 8, 2012 at the Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theater in Pawtucket, RI and ran until December 16, 2012. Trinity Repertory veteran actor Fred Sullivan Jr. played Rothko and Marc Dante Mancini played Ken. It was directed by Tony Estrella.

The family collection of Mark Rothko works owned by Mark Rothko Estate has been represented by The Pace Gallery, in New York, since 1978.