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Jan 24, 2013
Jan 24, 2013

Marin Island (recto); Landscape (verso)

Marin Island (recto); Landscape (verso)

1914

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John Marin

(American, 1870–1953)

America, 20th century

Watercolor on thick wove paper

Sheet: 41.5 x 36.6 cm (16 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1950.87

© Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Though Marin Island became a painterly escape for the artist, it had no source of water and was not habitable for Marin’s family.

Description

Marin bought a small island off the coast of Maine, but never lived there due to its lack of running water. However, it provided the site for numerous watercolors during his first summers in Maine. He anchored this work’s rainbow palette with a pool of dark green in the center, one of the few elements that grounds the composition in space. The playful blue flicks in the sky suggest something nonrepresentational, such as light, or energy.

See also
Collection: 
DR - American 20th Century
Department: 
Drawings
Type of artwork: 
Drawing
Medium: 
Watercolor on thick wove paper
Credit line: 
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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