Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Rothko
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 18, 1975PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Millard L. Midonick, S.
The. decedent in this case was Mark Rothko. He was one of the foremost painters of the New York school, also known as abstract expressionists, and at the time of his death on February 25, 1970 he was considered a first ranking artist of longtime standing in one of the leading schools of art then recognized as such throughout the art world. His reputation and the cultural impact of this artist and his school upon the world are detailed later in this opinion when the discussion turns to the value of his various paintings owned by his estate.
The petitioners, the two…
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