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“Sitting on the floor of a room in Japan, looking out on a small garden with flowers blooming and dragonflies hovering in space, I suddenly felt as if I had been too long above my boots.”

Quote by Mark Tobey

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Mark Tobey, an American painter, is renowned for his unique abstract style and color usage. His works blend Eastern philosophy with Western painting techniques, profoundly influencing 20th-century American art. more

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