The painter Mark Rothko died at the age of 66. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Latvian-born American artist associated with Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting; known for ‘Four Darks in Red.’ Considered among the United States’ most famous post-World War II artists along with Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
He emigrated from Latvia to the United States at age 10 and later attended Yale University on a scholarship. He was married to Edith Sachar from 1932 to 1943 and Mary Alice Beistle from 1945 to 1969. He had a son named Christopher and a daughter named Kate.
Quotes
"“Silence is so accurate.” (Mark Rothko)
"“This would be a distortion of their meaning, since the pictures are intimate and intense, and are the opposite of what is decorative; and have been painted in a scale of normal living rather than an institutional scale.” (Mark Rothko)
"“It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism.” (Mark Rothko)
"“There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.” (Mark Rothko)
"“We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless.” (Mark Rothko)