"Migrating from continent to continent like a restless bird in search of propitious seasons, casting his glance across all cultures, Mark Tobey was one of the few 20th century artists who was truly cosmopolitan and in fact trans-avant-garde. Besides being a pioneer of American abstraction, he was a scholar of oriental calligraphy and Renaissance tempera."
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Mark Tobey
Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was one of the earliest American abstract expressionist painters, widely recognized and noted among the "mystical painters of the Northwest."
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