The back page of Wallpaper* currently features a series in which we take a look at the desks of the high and mighty. See if you can guess the identity of this month's contender through his personal effects. Scroll down for the answer.
From left: ‘Fly’ table, £1,030, by Maurizio Peregalli, for Zeus, from Viaduct. Vintage 1940s counterweight light, £320, from Fandango. ‘BA 3A’ vintage chair, £395, by Ernest Race, from Twentytwentyone. Envelope, from The Four Seasons Restaurant, New York. The Birth of Tragedy, by Friedrich Nietzsche (Penguin Classics, £9). Yellow notebook, £38, by Pinetti. Fortune magazine, December 1955, ‘The Great International Art Market’ issue. Coloured sheets of paper, from £1, from Paperchase. Metal handmade frames, £220, by Cutler and Gross. Paint diffuser, £2, from L Cornelissen & Son. ‘Havana’ grey lacquer rollerball, £295, by Asprey. Men’s gold wedding bands, £410 and £550, by Cartier. Yale pennant flag, £13, from Ivy & Inkwell. Porcelain platter, £63, by Christiane Perrochon, from Atelier Abigail Ahern. Large tube of oil paint, £32, by Roberson; small tubes, £11, by Schmincke Mussini, all from L Cornelissen & Son. Flat brush, £16, by Omega, from L Cornelissen & Son. Leather jewellery box, £750, by Asprey. Tag, £6 for 200, by Ivy, from Ryman. Notebook, £5, by O-Check, from Twentytwentyone. Canvas, £55, from Russell & Chapple. ‘Hague Blue’ Estate Emulsion, £25 per 2.5 litres, by Farrow & Ball.
Answer: Mark Rothko
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