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Mark Tobey

Mark Tobey (1890 - 1976) was active/lived in Washington, New York, Wisconsin / Switzerland.  Mark Tobey is known for Abstract imagery, mural, illustrations.

A painter of small abstract works with underlying religious themes as well as illustrator and muralist, Mark Tobey remains known primarily for his "white writing" paintings that give the impression of being expansive and much larger than they actually are.  Tobey is sometimes categorized with the Abstract Expressionists, but in fact he was isolated spiritually and physically from its New York founders because of his immersion in Asian religion and major time spent in Europe and the Pacific Northwest.

Encountering the Bahai World faith in 1918 and later Zen Buddhism was pivotal to Mark Tobey's life and work in which he expressed themes of oneness and progression. As a result of his obvious commitment to spiritual aspects of painting, he has had a prestigious reputation as a modernist but is perhaps more appreciated in Europe and Asia than in America. Of modern American art, he said: "There have been 32 isms since the advent of cubism, . . . we have just been c   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10442 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Mark Tobey in 1 of its research Essays. Mark Tobey has 38 artist signature examples available in our database.

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