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WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ELAINE G. WEITZEN, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ELAINE G. WEITZEN FOUNDATION FOR FINE ARTS

Mark Tobey (1890-1976)

Morning Light

Details

Mark Tobey (1890-1976)
Morning Light
gouache, pastel and graphite on paper laid down on board
image: 26½ x 14 ¼in. (67.3 x 36.2cm.)
overall: 27 7/8 x 15 ¾in. (70.8 x 40cm.)
Executed in 1957

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1965.

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‘ In a state of suspension between figuration and non-figuration, Tobey evokes the pulse of life in the metropolis in a dynamic framework of grids; this realisation is possible for him because it proceeds from an analogous inner state of openness and movement, of universal relatedness.’
– M. Bärmann

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