Four Darks in Red

Four Darks in Red is a 1958 painting by American painter Mark Rothko. It is currently in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.^[1]

Four Darks in Red
Artist	Mark Rothko
Year	1958
Medium	Oil on Canvas
Dimensions	259.1 cm × 294.6 cm (102.0 in × 116.0 in)
Location	Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Description

The painting is composed of four dark, rectangular forms set against a red field. This work, like Rothko's other paintings in the late 1950s, features a dark palette.^[1] Four Darks in Red precedes Rothko's Seagram murals, which share this work's red, maroon, and black hues.^[2]