A rectangle in memory of
Harvard mathematician
George Mackey:
The five Log24 entries ending at
7:00 PM on March 14, 2006,
the last day of Mackey's life:
A rectangle in memory of
artist Mark Rothko:
Sotheby's
Rothko Painting
By CAROL VOGEL of
THE NEW YORK TIMES,
"David Rockefeller plans to sell
a seminal painting by Mark Rothko
for what Sotheby's hopes will be
more than $40 million. Above,
a detail from the painting."
From the story:
"Mr. Rockefeller has owned the
painting since 1960, when he
bought it for less than $10,000….
He said that in November, during a
periodic appraisal of his art collection,
he noticed to his surprise that of all
his paintings, the Rothko had
appreciated in value the most.
'That got me thinking,' he said."
Art appreciation:
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When Crayolas worked, I dreamed an angel, a bar of light, your messenger, beckoning from a wallpaper corner, blushing in the porcelain gas glow.
When Crayolas worked and chariots swung low,
Then all that died in life's longer year.
Still you were there, shining and warm
in another fair spring to live again
— Excerpt from C. K. Latham's |
Thank you for sharing, always. {v}
Comment by NickyJett — Wednesday, March 21, 2007 @ 8:27 pm