BIOGRAPHY
Mark Tobey, amerikanischer Maler in Basel. @Comet Photo AG
American painter born in Centerville, Wisconsin, in 1890 and died in Basel in 1976.
He traveled extensively, particularly in Europe and Asia, where he discovered Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, which would have a profound influence on his work. Influenced by spiritual thought and the Bahá'í faith, he developed a meditative style of painting, consisting of networks of signs and luminous lines, which he called “white writing.” For Tobey, painting became a universal language, freed from representation, seeking to express the inner rhythm of the world and the spirit.
His works are featured in major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou.
EXHIBITIONS
1951
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, États-Unis, Retrospective Exhibition
1955
- Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris, France
1956
- Tate Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni, American Painting
1958
- Biennale de Venise, Grand Prix de peinture
1961
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
1962
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, États-Unis
1998
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Espagne
2018
- Pace Gallery, New York, États-Unis
- Tobey - Biberstein : Écritures contemplatives, Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris, France
- Centre Pompidou (Musée National d’Art Moderne), Paris, France, permanent collection
2021
- Tobey or not to be ? Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris, France
2022
- Cahiers d’Art, Paris, France
2026
- BRAFA 2026, Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès, Bruxelles, Belgique