Mark Tobey

American · 1890–1976

Mark George Tobey was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his… (Wikipedia)

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288lots offered1992–2026years recorded88%sold (220)$1.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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Between Black and WhitePhillips · Nov 2018$531,000≈ £409,185≈ €470,078Sign up to see
Threading WhiteBonhams · Apr 2022$101,175≈ £77,505≈ €93,421Sign up to see
Desert Town (Wild City)Phillips · May 2019$87,500≈ £67,930≈ €78,244Sign up to see

Mark Tobey’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price

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median $1.3kfree account

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Lots sold

220

of 250 offered · 1992–2026

Sell-through

88%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

38 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	7	5	71%	$22.9kSign up	$7.9kSign up	$87.5kSign up
Oil	3	3	100%	$33.7kSign up	$7.9kSign up	$87.5kSign up
Tempera	1	0	0%	—Sign up	—Sign up	—
Mixed media	3	2	67%	$6.6kSign up	$6.6kSign up	$9.2kSign up
Works on paper	88	74	84%	$20.9kSign up	$7.1kSign up	$531kSign up
Watercolor	38	32	84%	$14.2kSign up	$9.5kSign up	$46.4kSign up
Gouache	20	17	85%	$17.2kSign up	$11.1kSign up	$69.1kSign up
Pastel	2	1	50%	$1.8kSign up	$1.8kSign up	$1.8kSign up
Drawing	6	6	100%	$3.4kSign up	$2.8kSign up	$10.3kSign up
Prints & multiples	140	132	94%	$1.8kSign up	$508Sign up	$66.5kSign up
Etching	40	40	100%	$661Sign up	$476Sign up	$2.5kSign up
Aquatint	19	19	100%	$638Sign up	$405Sign up	$3.3kSign up
Drypoint	2	1	50%	$750Sign up	$750Sign up	$750Sign up
Lithograph	48	44	92%	$743Sign up	$507Sign up	$2.9kSign up
Screenprint	8	7	88%	$421Sign up	$432Sign up	$777Sign up
Print (other)	23	21	91%	$7.8kSign up	$4.2kSign up	$66.5kSign up
Other	15	9	60%	$4.4kSign up	$5kSign up	$8.2kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	9	9	$4.7kSign up
2025	19	16	$912Sign up
2024	18	14	$2.5kSign up
2023	12	11	$612Sign up
2022	7	6	$3.7kSign up
2021	14	12	$4kSign up
2020	12	9	$1.6kSign up
2019	15	12	$376Sign up
2018	12	10	$2.5kSign up
2017	13	11	$11.2kSign up
2016	6	5	$5kSign up
2015	5	4	$246Sign up
2014	7	6	$4.2kSign up
2013	13	11	$405Sign up
2012	5	5	$4.3kSign up
2011	4	4	$2.6kSign up
2010	11	11	$2.9kSign up
2009	2	2	$2.5kSign up
2008	10	7	$4.2kSign up
2007	3	3	$1.6kSign up
2006	6	6	$3kSign up
2005	9	9	$932Sign up
2004	29	29	$447Sign up
2002	4	4	$2.4kSign up
2001	3	2	$364Sign up
2000	1	1	$507Sign up
1992	1	1	—Sign up