Discussion Questions
No. 14, 1960
Mark Rothko
May 2017
Mark Rothko, No. 14, 1960, 1960; collection SFMOMA, Helen Crocker Russell Fund purchase; photo: Ben Blackwell; © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Do you think the way we respond emotionally to this painting would change if the colors and/or shapes were different?
- How would you describe the mood of this painting?
- Do you think the size of a painting is important? What does the large scale of this work accomplish?
- How would the effect of this work be different if it was much smaller?
