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Near Eastern Landscape

Date1927

Maker Mark Tobey American, born Centerville, Wisconsin, 1890; died Basel, Switzerland, 1976

Object number34.150

ProvenanceHarry Hartman Book Store, Seattle, Washington, 1931; purchased by Eugene Fuller, Seattle, Washington, 1931; gift to Seattle Art Museum, 1934

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Harry Hartman's Bookstore Gallery, Drawings and Watercolors by Mark Tobey, Aug. 1931. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Mark Tobey: A Retrospective From Northwest Collections, September 11-November 1, 1959 (Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, December 1959-January 1960; Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, January-February 1960; Pasadena, California, Pasadena Art Museum, February-March 1960; San Francisco, California, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, March-April 1960). Cat. no. 10. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Tobey's 80: A Retrospective Exhibition From Northwest Collectors, December 3, 1970-January 31, 1971. Text by Betty Bowen, 1970. Cat. no. 4, ill. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Northwest Traditions, June 29 - December 10, 1978 (Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Art Center, March 19- April 29, 1979). Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Mark Tobey: Threading Light, November 4, 2017-March 11, 2018 (Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, May 6-September 17, 2017). Text by Debra Bricker Balkan. No cat. no., pp. 63, 191, reproduced p. 64, pl. 27.Published ReferencesMark Tobey: A Retrospective From Northwest Collections. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1959, cat. no. 10. Tobey's 80: A Retrospective Exhibition From Northwest Collectors. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1970. Introduction by Betty Bowen, cat. no. 4, ill. Kingsbury, Martha, and Sarah Clark. Northwest Traditions. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1978, p. 65

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions11 1/4 x 16 5/8 in. (28.6 x 42.2 cm) Overall h.: 19 in. Overall w.: 23 in.

MediumGouache on paper