Mark Tobey (1890-1976) Silver Rain
signed and dated 'Tobey 64' (lower left)
tempera on board
39 1/8 x 27 3/8 in. (99.4 x 69.5 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Provenance
Willard Gallery, New York BlumHelman Gallery, New York Galerie Arta, Geneva Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Literature
H. Kramer, "Art: Clashing Values of 2 Generations" New York Times, Vol. 115, 6 November 1965 (illustrated). J. Russell, "Mark Tobey," Vogue, vol. 146, no. 8, November 1965, pp. 202-203 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Willard Gallery, An Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Mark Tobey, November-December 1965, no. 9 (illustrated). Royal Dublin Society, ROSC '67, The Poetry of Vision: An International Exhibition of Modern Painting and Ancient Celtic Art, November-December 1967, pp. 110 and 212, no. 128 (illustrated).