Seagram murals

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Seagram murals in their setting, at the Tate Modern

The Seagram murals are a series of paintings by Mark Rothko, his first to

experiment with a dark palette. The paintings were originally commissioned for New
York's opulent The Four Seasons Restaurant, located in the Seagram Building.
Rothko intended for the dark paintings to sicken the restaurant's patrons. After
visiting the restaurant where his paintings were to hang, he canceled and returned
his first commission. The paintings were stored and later donated some to the Tate.
Rothko made 30 in the series in his lifetime. [1]

The paintings have been the subject of two documentaries and a play,  Red, by John [1]

Logan.  The paintings were defaced while hanging in the Tate Modern in 2012, for
[2]

which a man received a two-year prison sentence. [3][4]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b Cain, Abigail (November 18, 2016). "Why One Meal Made Rothko Cancel His First Major Commission". Artsy. Archived from the
original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

2. ^ Michaud, Jon (April 1, 2010). "Rothko and the Four Seasons". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020.
Retrieved January 19, 2021.

3. ^ Quinn, Ben (October 7, 2012). "Rothko painting defaced at Tate Modern". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020.
Retrieved January 19, 2021.

4. ^ Brown, Mark (December 13, 2012). "Man jailed for two years for vandalising £5m Rothko at Tate Modern". The Guardian. Archived from the
original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

Further reading[edit]
 Jones, Jonathan (December 7, 2002). "How Rothko's Seagram murals found their way to London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 25,
2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.