Mark Rothko’s painting “Orange, Red, Yellow” sold for a record $ 86.6 million at Christie’s in New York.

The work created by an American artist in 1961 is the most expensive work of contemporary art.

According to the auction organizers, “Orange, Red, Yellow” is a distinctive part of Rothko’s work, which clearly presents the main idea of ​​abstract art.

Mark Rothko’s paintings are mainly characterized by abstract paintings depicting lines decided in several colors.