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The Awakening Dawn

Mark Tobey

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Framed size: 23 in. (h) x 29 in. (w) x 1.25 in. (d)

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Abstraction, Etching, Framed, Intaglio Print, Mid-Century Style, Post-War Twentieth Century, Prints & Multiples, Tobey

About the work

A modern print by the master printmaker Mark Tobey depicting an abstract organic-shaped textured white sculptural mass on black ground.

An example of this work is in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A companion piece to The Awakening Night; it would be beautifully paired with it as a diptych.

Attributes	Value
Medium	Etching, Intaglio, Print
Date	1970-1980
Framing	Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed and titled by the artist en recto on bottom
Condition	Excellent Condition
Type	Modern Print-Makers, Old Etchings

Medium:

Etching on white wove paper.

Date:

1974

Publisher:

Published by Touchstone Publishers, Ltd., New York.

Printer:

These etchings were printed by Transworld Art Corporation of New York City (founded by Alex Rosenberg, 1968; commissioned works by Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Romare Bearden, Henry Moore, Mark Tobey, Robert Rauschenberg, and others).

Signature:

Hand-signed in pencil by the artist en recto lower right. Numbered in pencil by the artist en recto lower left.

Edition:

This is number 94 out of the edition of 150.

Framing:

This work is floated and custom framed in a solid cherry frame behind 99% UV-Filtering Plexiglass. The glazing is lifted off the work with spacers. Framed with all conservation materials.

Condition:

Excellent condition. Well-inked, crisp lines, and full margins. Without dirt or damage to the surface of the paper. An excellent example.

Framed Size:

23 in. (h) x 29 in. (w) x 1.25 in. (d)

Sheet Size:

20.25 in. (h) x 26.5 in. (w)

Image Size:

11 in. (h) x 14 in. (w)

Provenance:

Museum Deaccession: Property from the Collection of the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida.