Didn’t think much of Munch’s ‘Scream’ selling for $120 million last week…? How about this masterpiece of contemporary abstract art:
“Orange, Red, Yellow”, Mark Rothko, 1961.
This haphazardly blotchy reddish coloured bit of canvas went to auction last night and fetched a record breaking $87 million (for a contemporary art work). Which seems a bargain compared to the Munch! ONLY $87 million, I hear you ask? FFS.
What on earth is wrong with this picture? (Pun intended.)
Okay, so yeah, yeah, Rothko was an important driving force in the New York abstractionist movement in the 60s and was instrumental in blah blah di blah… who cares? But more importantly, who cares enough about his reputation and influence on the art world to spend $87 million his blotchy red canvas? The mind boggles.