Mark Tobey

Mark George Tobey was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School. Senior in age and experience, he had a strong influence on the others; friend and mentor, Tobey shared their interest in philosophy and Eastern religions. Similar to others of the Northwest School, Tobey was mostly self-taught after early studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1921, Tobey founded the art department at The Cornish School in Seattle, Washington.

Works in Collection

21 works

Clareté I

Mark Tobey

1973

Early Frost, plate VIII from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Edge of August

Mark Tobey

1953

Enter the Garden, plate I from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Entwined Lines, plate III from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Faraway Island, plate V from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Fata Morgana

Mark Tobey

1944

Forest Paths, plate VI from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Galaxies, plate IX from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Indian Summer, plate VII from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976, published posthumously

Remote Field

Mark Tobey

1944

Scattered Light, plate IV from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Song for a Listener, plate II from Meanders

Mark Tobey

1976

Space Wall

Mark Tobey

1960

The Void Devouring the Gadget Era

Mark Tobey

1942

Threading Light

Mark Tobey

1942

Untitled

Mark Tobey

1967

Untitled

Mark Tobey

1960

Wild Field

Mark Tobey

1959

Winthrop Parkhurst

Mark Tobey

1916

Exhibitions

29 exhibitions

Dec 03, 1930 – Jan 20, 1931

Painting and Sculpture by Living Americans

37 artists · 2 curators

Nov 17, 1943 – Feb 06, 1944

Romantic Painting in America

123 artists · 1 curator

Feb 15, 1945 – Mar 18, 1945

Recent Acquisitions

38 artists

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Sep 10, 1946 – Dec 08, 1946

Fourteen Americans

15 artists · 1 curator

Jan 13, 1948 – Mar 21, 1948

New Acquisitions

37 artists · 1 curator

Jul 20, 1948 – Sep 12, 1948

New York Private Collections

30 artists · 1 curator

Dec 23, 1948 – Mar 13, 1949

American Paintings from the Museum Collection

115 artists · 1 curator

Mar 15, 1949 – Apr 17, 1949

The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club

295 artists

Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

72 artists · 1 curator

Jan 23, 1951 – Mar 25, 1951

Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America

79 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

Oct 05, 1955 – Oct 24, 1955

Selections from the Art Lending Service

42 artists · 1 curator

Jan 27, 1960 – Mar 20, 1960

Art Lending Service Retrospective

54 artists · 1 curator

Mar 24, 1960 – Apr 17, 1960

Selections from the Art Lending Service

67 artists

Sep 12, 1962 – Nov 09, 1962

Mark Tobey

1 artist · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

Mar 01, 1966 – May 08, 1966

Greetings!

60 artists · 1 curator

Apr 06, 1966 – Jun 12, 1966

Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

70 artists · 2 curators

Jan 17, 1968 – Mar 04, 1968

The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection

55 artists · 1 curator

May 28, 1969 – Sep 01, 1969

Twentieth-Century Art from the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

119 artists · 1 curator

Jun 05, 1970 – Sep 13, 1970

Recent Acquisitions V

24 artists · 1 curator

Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 27, 1971

The Artist as Adversary

140 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1972 – May 29, 1972

Drawn in America

44 artists · 1 curator

Mar 07, 1973 – Jun 04, 1973

Works on Paper

58 artists

Apr 27, 1976 – May 21, 1976

Mark Tobey, 1890–1976

1 artist

Sep 29, 1976 – Nov 30, 1976

The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950

67 artists · 1 curator

Jun 02, 1977 – Jul 17, 1977

Extraordinary Men

17 artists · 1 curator

Jul 10, 1978 – Oct 03, 1978

Artists and Writers

62 artists · 1 curator