A special loan to the Loeb allows visitors to better understand the development of Mark Rothko’s revolutionary “color field” paintings. The Loeb’s No. 1 (No. 18, 1948) is joined by Untitled, 1947, on loan from Christopher Rothko, the artist’s son. Early in his career, Mark Rothko worked in a figurative, albeit gestural style, but by the end of the 1940s, he had replaced symbols and imagery with varied washes of color. Untitled, 1947 and No. 1 (No. 18, 1948) emerged amid this pivotal transition.

To mark this occasion, we are honored to welcome Christopher Rothko for a public conversation with Loeb Director Bart Thurber about Mark Rothko’s work and the family’s caretaking of his artistic legacy.

A reception follows in the Loeb’s atrium.

This program is an Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture and is cosponsored by the Loeb and Vassar’s Art Department.