Table and Ball

Date1936

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

Object number36.40

ProvenancePurchased from the artist in London, 1936.

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, "Mark Tobey", September 12 - November 4, 1962. Circuit: The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, 12/11/62 - 1/13/63; The Art Institute of Chicago, 2/22 - 3/24/63. (09/12/1962 - 03/24/1963) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Northwest Traditions", June 29-December 10, 1978. Circuit: Des Moines Art Center, IA, 3/19 - 4/29/79. (06/29/1978 - 04/29/1979) Miami, Florida, The Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, "Mark Tobey 1930-1967: A Selection Of Works From The Seattle Art Museum", December 1, 1975 - January 29, 1976. (12/01/1975 - 01/29/1976) Spokane, Washington, Eastern Washington State Historical Society, "Mark Tobey Retrospective, 1968. (1968 - 1968) Paris, France, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, (Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan), "Mark Tobey", October 18 - December 1, 1961. Circuit: The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1/31 - 3/4/62; Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, 1962. (10/18/1961 - 1962) Paris, France, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, November 27, 1960 - January 16, 1961. (11/27/1960 - 01/16/1961) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Mark Tobey: A Retrospective From Northwest Collections", September 11-November 1, 1959. Circuit: Portland Art Museum, OR, 12/59 - 1/60; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO, 1/60 - 2/60; Pasadena Art Center, CA, 2/60 - 3/60; M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, 3/60 - 4/60. (09/11/1959 - 04/30/1960) San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, "Retrospective Exhibition Of Paintings By Mark Tobey", March 31 - May 6, 1951. Circuit: Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, 5/20 - 6/27/51, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, 8/16 - 9/9/51, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 10/4 - 11/4/51. (03/31/1951 - 11/04/1951) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Tobey's 80: A Retrospective Exhibition From Northwest Collectors", December 3, 1970 - January 31, 1971. (12/03/1970 - 01/31/1971)

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions10 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (26.7 x 49.5 cm) Overall h.: 20 in. Overall w.: 28 1/4 in.

MediumGouache on paper