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Interior of the Studio

1937

Mark Tobey

Associated Names

Mark Tobey

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image features intersecting shapes and lines creating a dense composition. It includes curved and angular lines with patches of red, brown, blue, and white. Vessels, glasses, and bottles are scattered throughout, resembling a cluttered tabletop or shelf. Some elements may suggest human figures and faces, but are highly abstract.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gouache on paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ambrose and Viola Patterson
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 44 x 57.4 cm (17 5/16 x 22 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1978.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1988

Finch, Christopher. Twentieth-Century Watercolors. New York, 1988: 254, fig. 312.

Wikidata ID

Q64596711

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