Mark Tobey
1890–1976
Mark Tobey with his mural at Dartington Hall, Devonshire, UK, c.1933; Michael Whitney Straight, Photographs and Letters Relating to Mark Tobey Murals, circa 1933-1988, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Works Available
- Untitled (Joe's Cafe, Drinking Coffee, Pike Place Market Scene, Seattle, WA), c.1930
- oil on board
- 26 3/4 x 21 inches / 67.9 x 53.3 cm
- Medieval Battle, 1935
- tempera on board
- 8 x 5 inches / 20.3 x 12.7 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1950
- tempera on paper
- 12 3/4 x 19 inches / 32.4 x 48.3 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1953
- tempera, ink and graphite on paper on paperboard
- 23 7/8 x 17 3/16 inches / 60.6 x 43.7 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1957
- sumi ink on washi paper
- 21 1/2 x 29 inches / 54.6 x 73.7 cm
- signed
- Untitled (Space Ritual), 1957
- sumi ink on paper
- 24 x 34 inches / 61 x 86.4 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1958
- tempera on paper
- 18 7/8 x 15 1/2 inches / 48 x 39.5 cm
- signed
- Untitled, c.1964
- tempera and watercolor on paper
- 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches / 28.6 x 18.4 cm
- signed
- White Writing, 1964
- tempera and watercolor on paper
- 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches / 22.2 x 16.5 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1968
- watercolor on paper
- 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 inches / 32.1 x 39.1 cm
- signed
All artworks displayed above are currently available. To inquire about additional works available by this artist, please contact the gallery.
Biography
For me, the road has been a zig-zag into and out of old civilizations, seeking new horizons through meditation and contemplation. My sources of inspiration have gone from those of my native middle west to those of microscopic worlds. I have discovered many a universe on paving stones and tree barks. I know very little about what is generally called “abstract” painting. Pure abstraction would mean a type of painting completely unrelated to life, which is unacceptable to me. I have sought to make my painting “whole” but to attain this I have used a whirling mass. I take up no definite position. Maybe this explains someone’s remark while looking at one of my paintings: “Where is the center?"
