His works are mesmerizing and recognized worldwide – swaths of color, and floating, fuzzy-edged rectangles … all part of the signature vision of the formidable 20th century artist Mark Rothko.

On Jan 19 at 2pm, join writer and psychologist Christopher Rothko for a talk at the AGO about the work and legacy of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), the world-renowned icon of Abstract Expressionism.

New York (AFP) - A Mark Rothko painting sold for $46.5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, an evening in which several records were set including one for a work by German artist Sigmar Polke.