| No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) | |
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| Artist | Mark Rothko |
| Year | 1951 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Private collection |
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is a painting by the Latvian-American expressionist artist Mark Rothko created 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. In 2014, it became one of the most expensive paintings sold at auction. [1]
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) is one of the works implicated in the infamous Bouvier Affair. It was privately bought for €140 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev in 2014. [2] [3] [4] Rybolovlev is thought to have bought the painting via the Swiss dealer Bouvier. Rybolovlev learnt that Bouvier had actually bought the painting (rather than simply acting as a dealer) from Paiker H.B. for ~€80,000,000 before selling it on to Rybolovlev for €140,000,000. [1]
In 2024, Citadel LLC billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin purchased the painting for $195m through a Christie's private auction. [5]
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