Mark Rothko - No. 6 'Violet, Green and Red' 1951

Mark Rothko - No. 6 'Violet, Green and Red' 1951

No. 6 'Violet, Green and Red' 1951 oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 186 million. (€140 million)
Auction house: Private sale via Yves Bouvier
Sale date: August 2014
Seller: Cherise Moueix
Buyer: Dmitry Rybolovlev

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is a painting by the Russian-American Abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. It was painted in 1951. In common with Rothko's other works from this period, No. 6 consists of large expanses of colour delineated by uneven, hazy shades.