Breaking: Rothko Seagram Mural Painting Vandalized at Tate Modern in London
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Image: The vandalized section of a Mark Rothko Seagram mural painting at The Tate Modern
A Mark Rothko painting was vandalized at the Tate Modern on October 7th, said the museum. The piece in question was a Seagram mural, one of a series of works commissioned by New York’s Four Seasons restaurant in 1958-9; the series was one of Rothko’s most important and meaningful projects.
Image: The painting that was defaced – Mark Rothko, Black on Maroon © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko/DACS 1998