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Rothkoesque

Rothkoesque adjective: reminiscent of the style of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, generally identified as an abstract expressionist.

Adjective

Rothkoesque (comparative more Rothkoesque, superlative most Rothkoesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the style of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, generally identified as an abstract expressionist.

Forms of Rothkoesque

comparativemore Rothkoesque
superlativemost Rothkoesque

Origin of Rothkoesque

From Rothko + -esque.

Questions about Rothkoesque

What does Rothkoesque mean?
Rothkoesque means reminiscent of the style of Mark Rothko (1903–1970), American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, generally identified as an abstract expressionist.
What part of speech is Rothkoesque?
Rothkoesque is an adjective.

Words near Rothkoesque in the dictionary

  1. Rothgebs
  2. Rothian
  3. Rothiemay
  4. Rothienorman
  5. Rothko
  6. Rothkoesque
  7. Rothkopf
  8. Rothkowitz
  9. Rothley
  10. Rothlisberger
  11. Rothlisbergers

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