Which Latvian born artist painted the Seagram Murals in 1958?
Black on Maroon Black on Maroon Black on Maroon is a 1958 painting by Mark Rothko. It is housed at the Tate Modern gallery in London. The painting comes from one of three series of canvases, painted by Rothko in 1958–59, produced as a commission for murals for The Four Seasons Restaurant, in New York's Seagram Building on Park Avenue. Rothko's original conception for the work became increasingly sombre. He later said, "After I had been at work for some time I realised that I was much influenced subconsciously by Michelangelo's walls in the staircase room of the Medicean Library in Florence. He
Gerard Byrne (artist, born 1958) Gerard Byrne (artist, born 1958) Gerard Byrne (born 29 March 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish figurative painter. His artwork encompasses various themes from landscapes and architecture painted both in his native Ireland and on foreign travels, through still life to the floral and figurative works. Gerard Byrne was born in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland to parents Brendan and Kathleen. His father worked for many years as a self-employed customs agent, while his mother "Kay" reared the family of six: Brendan, Miriam, Gerard, Pauline, Janette and Irene. He attended the Sacred Heart school in Glasnevin, then the City Quay School and