No. 61 (Rust and Blue)

No. 61 (Rust and Blue) is a 1953 painting by the Russian-American Abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. The work was first exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1961^[1] but is now in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.^[2] Similar to Rothko's other works from this period, No. 61 consists of large expanses of color with dark shades. Rust and Blue was a part of the Color Field movement. Rust and Blue also uses layered coloring. Rothko described this as "inner light".^[3] Rothko painted in such a way that at times paint can be seen flowing upward across the surface.^[4]

No. 61 (Rust and Blue)
Artist	Mark Rothko
Year	1953
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	292.74 cm × 233.68 cm (115.25 in × 92.00 in)
Location	Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles