Mark Rothko Untitled (Grays in yellow), 1960 Oil on watercolor paper mounted on linen 1960 23 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (60 x 47.3 cm) Verso in black ink: Mark Rothko 1960 Private Collection. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Ayla: I completely agree with Mr. Rothko's message here. This is a Nearly Perfect work, insofar as art can be perfect. I might have done it on black, though. But it absolutely gives a blanket of fog over a dark lake at sunrise, before the sun has made it over the mountains.