Mark Tobey

United States  • 1890  - 1976

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Mark Tobey (1870-1976) is an American abstract painter, known as "the old master of young American painting". His studies in Chinese calligraphy and Zen painting take him towards meditative painting, through a swarm of signs. A former student of the Chicago Art Institute, he moved to New York and worked there as a portraitist and fashion designer. An eternal wanderer, he traveled around France, Catalonia, Greece, Beirut, Constantinople, Haifa...where he developed a passion for Arabic and Persian scriptures.

His encounter with the Chinese painter Teng Kuei took him towards calligraphy art. His travels also influence his creations, as it happens when he moved to England in 1935, he opted for white writing. According to the critics, « Broadway », « Welcome Hero », « Broadway Norm », have an influence on the artist, Jackson Pollock.

He presented his first exhibition in 1917 at the Knoedler gallery. In 1929, Alfred Barr displayed his work at the MOMA, New York and in 1958 Seattle Art Museum devoted him a retrospective. He exhibited in the most prestigious places in the world like Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris, Fine Arts museum in San Francisco, Guggenheim Museum in New York and many other galleries in USA. He won many awards during his career « Guggenheim International Award » in 1956, great painting prize at the Biennial in Venice, first prize at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He signed a fresco at the national library in Washington.


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Print, Abstract Composition, Mark Tobey

Abstract Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm

$926

Painting, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 cm

$16,940

Print, Of Time and Age, Mark Tobey

Of Time and Age

Mark Tobey

Print - 65 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm

$1,129

Print, Pink Composition, Mark Tobey

Pink Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 26 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm

$926

Print, Psaltery, 2nd Form, Mark Tobey

Psaltery, 2nd Form

Mark Tobey

Print - 67.3 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

$1,500

Print, Forms in progress II, Mark Tobey

Forms in progress II

Mark Tobey

Print - 62.9 x 75.6 x 1 cm

$11,293

Painting, Abstract Flock, Mark Tobey

Abstract Flock

Mark Tobey

Painting - 29.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm

$13,552

Print, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Print - 56.4 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Abstract Composition, Mark Tobey

Abstract Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 72.5 x 51.5 x 0.2 cm

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Print, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Print - 56.5 x 45.7 x 0.1 cm

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Print, The Awakening Night, Mark Tobey

The Awakening Night

Mark Tobey

Print - 50 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm

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Print, Untitled, Mark Tobey

Untitled

Mark Tobey

Print - 56 x 45 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Awaking Earth, Mark Tobey

Awaking Earth

Mark Tobey

Print - 51.7 x 39 x 0.2 cm

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Print, Untitled - Colored Composition, Mark Tobey

Untitled - Colored Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Abstract Portrait, Mark Tobey

Abstract Portrait

Mark Tobey

Print - 34.9 x 29.8 x 0.3 cm

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Print, Summer Joy, Mark Tobey

Summer Joy

Mark Tobey

Print - 76.6 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Horizontal Composition, Mark Tobey

Horizontal Composition

Mark Tobey

Print - 17 x 23.5 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Subtle Souvenir, Mark Tobey

Subtle Souvenir

Mark Tobey

Print - 65.4 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

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Print, The Awakening Night, Mark Tobey

The Awakening Night

Mark Tobey

Print - 47 x 66 x 0.3 cm

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Print, Golden Days, Mark Tobey

Golden Days

Mark Tobey

Print - 23 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm

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Print, Summer Joy, Mark Tobey

Summer Joy

Mark Tobey

Print - 76.6 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm

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Who is the artist?

Mark Tobey (1870-1976) is an American abstract painter, known as "the old master of young American painting". His studies in Chinese calligraphy and Zen painting take him towards meditative painting, through a swarm of signs. A former student of the Chicago Art Institute, he moved to New York and worked there as a portraitist and fashion designer. An eternal wanderer, he traveled around France, Catalonia, Greece, Beirut, Constantinople, Haifa...where he developed a passion for Arabic and Persian scriptures.

His encounter with the Chinese painter Teng Kuei took him towards calligraphy art. His travels also influence his creations, as it happens when he moved to England in 1935, he opted for white writing. According to the critics, « Broadway », « Welcome Hero », « Broadway Norm », have an influence on the artist, Jackson Pollock.

He presented his first exhibition in 1917 at the Knoedler gallery. In 1929, Alfred Barr displayed his work at the MOMA, New York and in 1958 Seattle Art Museum devoted him a retrospective. He exhibited in the most prestigious places in the world like Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris, Fine Arts museum in San Francisco, Guggenheim Museum in New York and many other galleries in USA. He won many awards during his career « Guggenheim International Award » in 1956, great painting prize at the Biennial in Venice, first prize at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He signed a fresco at the national library in Washington.

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What is Mark Tobey’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Movement Abstract Expressionism

When was Mark Tobey born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1890