Mark Tobey Art

Exuberant, dancing marks in purple, red, green and blue surround the first two verses of W. H. Auden’s poem Lay Your Sleeping Head. This original drawing is the product of a fortuitous crossing of Mark Tobey and the British artist Henry Moore during their time at Petersburg Press. Mark Tobey, Untitled 1974 pen and ink surrounding text 20.25 x 13.25 in. / 51.5 x 33.7 cm Drawing on W. H. Auden poem from Auden Poems/Moore Lithographs book and portfolio (1974). Condition: tape on verso, soft crease lower edge. Mark Tobey spent time in 1931 at Dartington Hall in rural Devon, owned by Leonard Elmhirst and his wife Dorothy, who had invited Tobey to join their arts center. He was given a teaching studio in the gatehouse of the estate where he taught everyone from children to adults of every skill level. Tobey spent the better part of a decade there and it was at Dartington Hall that he met fellow resident Henry Moore and others such as Lucian Clement, Stephan Freud, and Piet Mondrian. The two artists were eventually reunited at Petersburg Press in New York where they were both producing work. Tobey drew with ink on a proof of printed text (the first two verses of a W. H. Auden poem entitled Lay Your Sleeping Head) from Henry Moore’s book...

This delicate composition in black and tan features layers of sheer brushwork, inky daubs, and thin lines. Mark Tobey, one of the founders of the American Mystical school of painting...

Medium: pochoir. Printed in 1959 at the atelier Daniel Jacomet for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue No. 12 "Psycologie de la technique"). Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243 mm). ...

Clarté by Mark Tobey is a characteristically delicate, abstract composition of swirling green and black curls. The gentle movement of his mark-making suggests a natural form such as ...

This delicate composition in black and tan features layers of sheer brushwork, inky daubs, and thin lines. Mark Tobey, one of the founders of the American Mystical school of painting...

A very good, richly-inked impression of this color screenprint on Japon nacré. The deluxe, Roman numeral edition of 60 on Japon nacré, aside from the regular edition of 100. Signed a...

A very good impression of this color aquatint on Richard de Bas cream wove paper. Signed and numbered 23/96 in pencil by Tobey. Published by Edition de Beauclair, Frankfurt am Main.

Abstract Portrait Mark Tobey, American (1890–1976) Date: 1970 Sepia Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 22/24 Image Size: 13.75 x 11.75 inc...

Subtle Souvenir Mark Tobey, American (1890–1976) Date: 1974 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 81/100 Image Size: 10.25 x 8 inches Size: 25.75 x 20 in. (65.41 x 50.8 c...

Sumi No. 4 Mark Tobey, American (1890–1976) Date: 1960 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 18/60 Size: 18 x 22 in. (45.72 x 55.88 cm)

Transfiguration Mark Tobey, American (1890–1976) Date: 1975 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 75/100 Image Size: 15.5 x 11.5 inches Size: 27.25 x 20 in. (69.22 x ...

Sumi No. 7 Mark Tobey, American (1890–1976) Date: 1960 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 21/60 Size: 22 x 18 in. (55.88 x 45.72 cm)