"I hope to paint something that will ruin the appetite of every son of a bitch who ever eats in that room."
— Mark Rothko

January 1, 1970

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quote of Rothko (c. 1958), on his commissioned murals for the 'Four Seasons' restaurant in the Seagram Building; Rothko returned his advance and kept the paintings for himself.