Mark Tobey Composition rose

Mark Tobey
1890-1976
Composition rose

signed Tobey and dated 63 (lower right); further signed and inscribed on the backing paper
glue tempera on paper laid down on cardboard
14,5 x 20,5 cm (sheet); 29 x 35,2 cm (framed)
Executed in 1963.

Achim Moeller, Managing Principal of the Mark Tobey Project LLC, has confirmed the authenticity. The work is registered in the Mark Tobey archive with the number MT [403-05-12-23].

Condition Report:
This wors is in excellent condition. Very close inspection reveals discrete and superficial signs of abrasion along the upper edge, inducing very small losses of paint.

Provenance:
Artist's studio

Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne

Collection of Marisa Perret-Rezzonico, Geneva (acquired from the above in 1969)