New York

1944

Mark Tobey

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Avalon Foundation

  • Dimensions

    framed: 97.5 × 66.6 × 4.4 cm (38 3/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
    overall: 94.62 × 61.28 cm (37 1/4 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1976.32.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dan Johnson and Marion Willard, New York, 1945; purchased by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

1984

  • Mark Tobey: City Paintings

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 75.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 248, repro.

1981

  • Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: repro. 238, 240, 241.

1990

  • Kuh, Katharine. The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Modern Artists. New York, 1990: 241, no. 113.

1996

  • Westgeest, Helen. Zen in the Fifties: Interaction in Art Between East and West. Amsterdam, 1996, 48, 50, no. 27

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 75.

Inscriptions

lower right: Tobey / '44

Wikidata ID

Q64596709

You may be interested in

Loading Results