Mark Tobey (1890-1976), First Colors of Spring

Mark Tobey (1890-1976)
First Colors of Spring
signed and dated 'Tobey 67' (lower right)
tempera on paperboard
37 ½ x 29 ¾ in. (95.2 x 75.5 cm.)
Painted in 1967.

Provenance
Willard Gallery, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, Switzerland, 1980
Sold on Behalf of the Society of the Friends of Mark Tobey; Sotheby's, New York, 6 November 1985, lot 120
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited
New York, Willard Gallery, Mark Tobey: Oils, Temperas, Small Monotypes, October- November 1967.
London, Waddington Gallery, March-April 1968.
Seibu Ikebukuro, The Contemporary Art Gallery, Mark Tobey, October 1985.