The Modern Universe

1937

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

This painting shows a seascape from an elevated point of view. The horizon is high, emphasizing the ocean's vastness with a faint ship silhouette visible. The sea is depicted with fluid brushstrokes, portraying movement and wave textures. The color palette is mainly cool blues and grays, with hints of black and white. Waves near the viewer have swirls and curved lines, while warmer tones like yellow and red appear sporadically along the water's edge, hinting at a rocky or pebbled beach.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.9 x 53.4 cm (15 5/16 x 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.98.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 37.26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Elizabeth Lorentz (formerly Mrs. Eugene Meyer), Armonk; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 37.26

Inscriptions

lower right in black watercolor: Marin 37

Wikidata ID

Q64583557

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