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Mark Tobey

Tobey in 1964 Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) 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.

Tobey was an incessant traveler, visiting Mexico, Europe, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, China , and Japan. After converting to the Baháʼí Faith, it became an important part of his life. Whether Tobey's all-over paintings, marked by oriental brushwork and calligraphic strokes, were an influencer on Jackson Pollock's drip paintings has been left unanswered. Born in Centerville, Wisconsin, Tobey lived in the Seattle, Washington area for most of his life before moving to Basel, Switzerland in the early 1960s with his companion, Pehr Hallsten; Tobey died there in 1976. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The world of a market. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1964
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    Paintings by Mark Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1945
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    Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1947
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    Mark Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1949
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    Mark Tobey : retrospective exhibition. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1951
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    Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1953
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    Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1954
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    Mark Tobey : a retrospective exhibition from Northwest collections. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1959
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    Mark Tobey : retrospective exhibition paintings and drawings, 1925-1961. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1962
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    Les monotypes de Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1965
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    Mark Tobey : oils, temperas, small monotypes. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1967
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    Mark Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1968
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    Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1971
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    Mark Tobey : an exhibition organized by the Tacoma Art Museum. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1972
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    Mark Tobey : a decade of printmaking. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1972
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    Mark Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1973
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    Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1977
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    Hommage à Mark Tobey. by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1978
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    Mark Tobey, graphics by Tobey, Mark

    Published 1979
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