He took his own life in the early 80s. What other information are you looking for?
The artist must mark the copy/interpretation as being 'In the style of...' and name the original artist.
Mark Rothko
I do not quite see the point of asking "why". People who feel they have the talent and the urge become painters. This goes for all of them. Actually Rothko is known to have said that he became an artist because he walked in on a life figure drawing class and saw the nude female model there and decided to become an artist after that.
He began drawing and studying painting when he moved to New York after dropping out of Yale, he was between 18 and 20. I can't remember his age exactly, but he was young.
Mark Powell - conductor - was born in 1966.
Mark Powell - novelist - was born in 1976.
Mark Powell - footballer - was born on 1984-03-15.
Mark Powell - photographer - was born on 1968-09-04.
There is usually an artist's mark on the back of the piece.
Mark Stewart - artist - was born in 1951.
Mark Powell-Jones has written: 'Impressionist painting' -- subject- s -: History, Impressionism - Art -, Modern Painting
Robert Powell plays Mark Williams.
Mark Walton - story artist - was born in 1968.
Mark Jones - artist - was born on 1952-06-19.
Mark Carder is a professional painter. He is extremely talented and his work can be viewed on Google images if one desires. Information about the artist can be found with the pictures too.
Mark Rappaport - creature effects artist - was born in 1954.