The first generation of Abstract Expressionism thrived between 1943 and into the mid-1950s.

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On Jan 19 at 2pm, join writer and psychologist Christopher Rothko for a talk at the AGO about the work and legacy of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), the world-renowned icon of Abstract Expressionism.

Mark Rothko was, in the opinion of many art critics, one of the foremost American artists of the late twentieth century. In fact, except for Jackson Pollock, he is considered by some to be the ...