Tobey

ROBERTS, Colette. Tobey. Paris: Le Musée de Poche, Georges Fall éditeur, 1959. First edition. Small octavo, publisher's wrappers. Collection directed by Jean-Clarence Lambert with photographs by Eric Pollitzer. Monograph dedicated to Mark Tobey (1890-1976), central figure of American Abstract Expressionism, celebrated for his 'white writing' technique influenced by Oriental calligraphy. Printed in October 1959 at the Imprimerie Blanchard. Copy in good condition with normal yellowing of period paper. The 'Le Musée de Poche' series represents an important French editorial project of the 1950s, dedicated to the dissemination of contemporary art in an accessible format.