Lot Essay
Achim Moeller has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is listed in the archives of The Mark Tobey Project LLC, New York, under number MT [158-10-3-12].
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Cosmic Tensions III
Details
Mark Tobey (1890-1976)
Cosmic Tensions III
signed and dated 'Tobey 59' (lower right)
tempera on paper
9 5/8 x 12¼ in. (24.4 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Cosmic Tensions III
signed and dated 'Tobey 59' (lower right)
tempera on paper
9 5/8 x 12¼ in. (24.4 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
Willard Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1962
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1962
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Mark Tobey, May-June 1961.
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Rétrospective Mark Tobey, October-December 1961.
London, Whitechapel Gallery, Mark Tobey: Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, 1925-1961, January-February 1962.
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Rétrospective Mark Tobey, October-December 1961.
London, Whitechapel Gallery, Mark Tobey: Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, 1925-1961, January-February 1962.
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