The canvas was prepared for painting with a base coat of maroon paint made from powder pigments stirred into rabbit skin glue. Mark Rothko then enriched the colour with a coat of maroon oil paint applied with a brush and scraped away to leave a thin skin of colour. The surface dried to a soft sheen.
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Hee held he was a little funny man and he just said he was funny and I took him out for the whole retyyytre and I took that one
The colors give a sad/melancholy mood but the picture portrays happiness. So it might be saying in order for happiness they/we had/have to go through a tough time.
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