Christie’s to Offer $40m Rothko Previously in Bunny Mellon Collection

One of Bunny Mellon’s many spectacular Rothko paintings is coming back to the market at Christie’s in New York on May 11, 2021 as part of the 20th Century Evening sale. One of the final paintings the artist made in 1970, the year of his suicide, this work was acquired by a private collector from the $158 million sale of Bunny Mellon’s estate in 2014. Offered with an estimate upon the request, the whisper number for the painting is in the region of $40 million which comports wit