Mark Tobey (1890-1976) - Summer Reflection

Original limited serigraphy by American artist Mark Tobey (1890-1976)

- Title "Summer Reflection"
- Hand-signed, pencil-numbered
- Screen print
- Stamp
- Edition No. 2 of 50
- Image size 28.5 x 22.5 cm
- Sheet size 41.5 x 32.5 cm

"Summer Reflection" (also known as "Summer Reflections") is a significant abstract graphic series by the U.S. artist Mark Tobey from 1967.

The work represents Tobey's mature creative phase and stands out for its unmistakable, spiritually inflected style, heavily influenced by Eastern philosophy.

The artist Mark Tobey (1890–1976):
He was a pioneering American painter, regarded as one of the most important pioneers of American Abstract Expressionism.

Here are the key facts about his life:

Origin: Born in Wisconsin, he lived and worked for a long time in Seattle. His final years were spent in Basel (Switzerland).

The "Seattle Master":
He was the head of the so-called Northwest School, a group of artists on the American West Coast.

Eastern influence:
Tobey converted to the Bahá’í Faith and studied traditional calligraphy and Zen meditation in China and Japan. This radically shaped his style.

The "White Writing":
He became famous for this technique—dense, lattice-like structures of fine, light lines laid over darker color layers.

Influence on Pollock:
His net-like all-over compositions emerged even before Jackson Pollock’s famous "Drip Paintings," making him a key pioneer of this art form.

International success:
In 1958 he became, for the second time ever as an American, the winner of the prestigious Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale.

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