No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is a painting by the Latvian-American abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. It was painted in 1951. In common with Rothko's other works from this period, No. 6 consists of large expanses of colour delineated by uneven, hazy shades. In 2014, it became one of the most expensive paintings sold at auction.[1]

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
ArtistMark Rothko
Year1951
MediumOil on canvas
Locationprivate collection

2014 sale

No.6 (Violet, Green and Red) is one of the works implicated in the infamous Bouvier Affair. It was privately bought for €140 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev in 2014.[2][3][4] Rybolovlev is thought to have bought the painting via the Swiss dealer, Bouvier. Rybolovlev learnt that Bouvier had actually bought the painting (rather than simply acting as a dealer) from Paiker H.B. for ~€80,000,000 before selling it on to Rybolovlev for €140,000,000.[5]

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Notes
  1. "The Art World through its 10 Costliest Paintings". Art Aesthetics Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. hugodmiller, Stephanie Baker StephaniBaker Hugo Miller. "The Billionaire, the Dealer, and the $186 Million Rothko". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. "Singapore Unfreezes Assets of Sued Art Dealer Yves Bouvier". ArtfixDaily. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. "Steve Cohen's Modigliani In The Middle Of An Art Market War: Billionaire Rybolovlev vs Yves Bouvier". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  5. "The Art World through its 10 Costliest Paintings". Art Aesthetics Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-05.

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