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Mark Tobey

1890 - 1976

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Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Tobey is the 1,636th most popular painter (down from 1,627th in 2019), the 6,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,860th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Mark Tobey ranks 1,636 out of 2,023. Before him are Aristides of Thebes, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, Ferdinand Keller, Jan van de Cappelle, Javier Mariscal, and Simon Ushakov. After him are Leonardus Nardus, Theodoric of Prague, Karel Škréta, Corneliu Baba, Max Švabinský, and Regina Ghazaryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Mark Tobey ranks 165. Before him are Percy Hodge, Armas Taipale, Rudolf von Bünau, Marc Wright, Lauritz Melchior, and Naima Wifstrand. After him are George Horine, Maurice Genevoix, Lily Kronberger, Heinrich Zimmer, Joseph Helffrich, and Imre Zachár. Among people deceased in 1976, Mark Tobey ranks 173. Before him are Veikko Huhtanen, Hamit Kaplan, Lily Pons, Edith Evans, Walter Piston, and Percy Faith. After him are Carlos Fonseca, Alfred Landé, Bertha Lutz, Nikoloz Muskhelishvili, Milena Rudnytska, and Matthias Kaburek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Tobey ranks 6,433 out of 20,380. Before him are Eva Cassidy (1963), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), Louis Brandeis (1856), Eric Heiden (1958), and Donald Byrd (1932). After him are Edward Douglass White (1845), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Edward Everett (1794), Michael Sembello (1954), and Alger Hiss (1904).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Mark Tobey ranks 78. Before him are Joan Mitchell (1925), Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Alice Pike Barney (1857), Rockwell Kent (1882), and Frank Frazetta (1928). After him are Childe Hassam (1859), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), John Baldessari (1931), Jim Dine (1935), Alex Katz (1927), and Cecilia Beaux (1855).

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