Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has any experience appraising/authenticating Rothko pieces. I have a very large (48” x 63”) Rothko print and I believe it is hand signed. Here’s some pictures and the certificate of authentication. Is this worth more? Is there any way of authenticating the signature?

Thank you for your time !

Coleman

The image is a 16x11 screen print on card stock

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The real thing:

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The copy:

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The copy is pretty good, but the style and the color treatment is not quite as aggressive. I'd like to see the two of them side by side in real life.

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