Description
A modern print by the master printmaker Mark Tobey depicting an abstract organic-shaped textured white sculptural mass on black ground.
An example of this work is in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
A companion piece to The Awakening Night; it would be beautifully paired with it as a diptych.
Details
Medium:
Etching on white wove paper.
Date:
1974
Publisher:
Published by Touchstone Publishers, Ltd., New York.
Printer:
These etchings were printed by Transworld Art Corporation of New York City (founded by Alex Rosenberg, 1968; commissioned works by Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Romare Bearden, Henry Moore, Mark Tobey, Robert Rauschenberg, and others).
Signature:
Hand-signed in pencil by the artist en recto lower right. Numbered in pencil by the artist en recto lower left.
Edition:
This is number 94 out of the edition of 150.
Framing:
This work is floated and custom framed in a solid cherry frame behind 99% UV-Filtering Plexiglass. The glazing is lifted off the work with spacers. Framed with all conservation materials.
Condition:
Excellent condition. Well-inked, crisp lines, and full margins. Without dirt or damage to the surface of the paper. An excellent example.
Framed Size:
23 in. (h) x 29 in. (w) x 1.25 in. (d)
Sheet Size:
20.25 in. (h) x 26.5 in. (w)
Image Size:
11 in. (h) x 14 in. (w)
Provenance:
Museum Deaccession: Property from the Collection of the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida.
