Mark Tobey

Sale
1943

A densely packed, abstract expressionist painting featuring a multitude of figures and faces in a chaotic, crowded composition with a muted color palette dominated by browns, grays, and whites. The figures are depicted in a rough, almost ghostly manner, with some appearing more defined than others, creating a sense of depth and movement throughout the canvas.

A densely packed, abstract expressionist painting featuring a multitude of figures and faces in a chaotic, crowded composition with a muted color palette dominated by browns, grays, and whites. The figures are depicted in a rough, almost ghostly manner, with some appearing more defined than others, creating a sense of depth and movement throughout the canvas.

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Date
1943

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Tempera on paperboard

Dimensions
Overall: 17 15/16 × 29 7/8in. (45.6 × 75.9 cm)

Accession number
52.11a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Solinger

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Mark Tobey / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/2861

Mark Tobey
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