Mark Tobey

Also known as Mark George Tobey, Tobey

American painter (1890–1976)

Top works

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5 total works indexed

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“Every artist's problem today is: What will we do with the human?”
“An artist must find his expression closely linked to his individual experience or else follow in the old grooves resulting in lifeless forms.”
“Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol.”
“We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement.. ..we must concentrate outside ourselves.”
“England collapses, turns Chinese with English and American thoughts. Thousands of Chinese characters are turning and twisting; every door is a shop. The rickshaws jostle the vendors, their backs hung with incredible loads. The narrow streets are alive in a way that Broadway isn't alive. Here all is human, even the beasts of burden. The human energy spills itself in multiple forms, writhes, sweats and strains every muscle towards the day’s bowl of rice. The din is terrific.”
“I am accused often of too much experimentation.. ..but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do.”

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Mark Tobey, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Multiple Moments in Time

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Threaded Time

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