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Mark Tobey

1890 - 1976

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Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Tobey has received more than 187,703 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Mark Tobey is the 1,209th most popular painter (down from 1,145th in 2019), the 4,348th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,375th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Mark Tobey ranks 1,209 out of 1,421. Before him are M. F. Husain, Oda Krohg, Olga Wisinger-Florian, Sattar Bahlulzade, Wojciech Kossak, and Eva Bonnier. After him are Antonio Saura, Qiu Ying, Josep Maria Subirachs, Louise Moillon, Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, and Dai Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Mark Tobey ranks 127. Before him are Frank Morgan, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Sigurd Hoel, Dion Fortune, Jüri Uluots, and Mauno Pekkala. After him are André-Louis Danjon, Elia Abu Madi, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, André Gobert, Elizabeth Bolden, and Henri Decoin. Among people deceased in 1976, Mark Tobey ranks 120. Before him are Jack Cassidy, Lotte Lehmann, Wan Waithayakon, José Lezama Lima, Bobby Pearce, and L. S. Lowry. After him are Alfons Rebane, Jean Martinon, Jean Servais, Juan José Torres, Imogen Cunningham, and Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Tobey ranks 4,348 out of 18,182. Before him are Mike Porcaro (1955), Julie Adams (1926), Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823), John G. Trump (1907), Peter Revson (1939), and William R. King (1786). After him are James Salter (1925), Michael Moriarty (1941), Sarah Rafferty (1972), John Spencer (1946), Braxton Bragg (1817), and Laurie Metcalf (1955).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Mark Tobey ranks 56. Before him are Ad Reinhardt (1913), James Rosenquist (1933), John Singleton Copley (1738), George Segal (1924), Joseph Cornell (1903), and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856). After him are John Trumbull (1756), Childe Hassam (1859), George Catlin (1796), Alice Neel (1900), Haddon Sundblom (1899), and Gilbert Stuart (1755).

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