Mark Rothko is one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century. He was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His father (emigrate) to the United States. Mark (stay)in Russia with his mother and older sister; they joined the family later, (arrive) in the winter of 1913, after a 12-day voyage.
Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and (find)employment in the garment trade and took up residence on the Upper West Side. It was while he (visit) someone at the Art Students League that he (see)students sketching a nude model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old .
In 1936, Mark Rothko began (write)a book, which he never completed, about the similarities in the children's art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which (influence) by primitive art, could, according to him, be compared to that of children . In this same work, he (say)that "the fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with colour."
He (remember) for his multiforms: in 1949 Rothko (exhibit) these works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For critic Harold Rosenberg, the paintings were a revelation. After painting his first multiforms, Rothko had secluded himself to his home in East Hampton on Long Island, only (invite) a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new paintings. The discovery of his definitive form (come)at a period of great grief; his mother Kate (die)in October 1948 and it was at some point during that winter that Rothko chanced upon the striking symmetrical rectangular blocks of two to three opposing or contrasting, yet complementary colours. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings and drawings no longer (have) individual titles; from this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated.
On February 25, 1970 Rothko’s assistant, (find)him in his kitchen, (lie)on the floor in front of the sink, covered in blood. The emergency doctor (arrive) on the scene minutes later to pronounce him dead as the result of suicide. He was just 66 years old.
1with his father and elder sister. TRUEFALSE2with his mother and brothers. TRUEFALSE3 with his mother and elder sister. TRUEFALSE
Q2 - Rothko wanted to be an artist
1 from his early childhood. TRUEFALSE2 when he joined the Art Students League. TRUEFALSE3 when he watched students drawing. TRUEFALSE
Q3 - Rothko thought that modern art
1 was primitive. TRUEFALSE2 could be compared to children's pictures. TRUEFALSE3 was already academic. TRUEFALSE
Q4 - Rothko's distinctive style
1 was inspired by Rosenberg. TRUEFALSE2 resulted from his grief. TRUEFALSE3 evolved in 1948. TRUEFALSE
