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American · 1890–1976 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 218 of 286 lots (77% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Mark Tobey: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s33$4.1kSign upGouache
1930s11$7.9kSign upOil
1940s42$3.4kSign upTempera
1950s2925$15.3kSign upGouache
1960s7349$4.7kSign upWatercolor
1970s10493$575Sign upEtching

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1920s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 9.5 in (21 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (1), Drawing (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)

1930s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$7.9kSign up
Average
$7.9kSign up
Typical size
15 × 19 in (38 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
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1940s 4 works

Sold
2 of 4
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$3.4kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 11 in (24 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Tempera (2), Pastel (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)

1950s 29 works

Sold
25 of 29
Median
$15.3kSign up
Average
$26.4kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 9.5 in (29 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (9), Watercolor (8), Tempera (6)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Abstract (1), Landscapes (1)
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…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 73 works

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49 of 73
Median
$4.7kSign up
Average
$9.1kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8 in (24 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (27), Print (other) (16), Gouache (8)
Subjects
Abstract (5), Sunsets & night (2), Flowers & still life (2)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 49 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 104 works

Sold
93 of 104
Median
$575Sign up
Average
$6.9kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 11 in (35 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Etching (41), Lithograph (27), Aquatint (17)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 80 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

65 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 14 works

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14 of 14
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$5.6kSign up
Typical size
12 × 9.5 in (31 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (4), Other (2), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 23 works

Sold
16 of 23
Median
$274Sign up
Average
$3.4kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9.5 in (28 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (6), Gouache (4), Other (3)
Subjects
Abstract (4), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 28 works

Sold
15 of 28
Median
$532Sign up
Average
$1.3kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 12 in (32 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Drypoint (4), Other (3)
Subjects
Abstract (3)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Mark Tobey auction results →