Castorland, New York

1913

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a landscape with rolling hills, trees, and a sky. The scene is painted in watercolor with fluid brushstrokes, creating a sense of movement and texture. The color palette includes shades of green, pink, blue, yellow, and orange. The sky is painted with broad strokes in blues, purples, pinks, and yellows. The foreground features abstract swirls of color transitioning into hills with sparse details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.7 x 48 cm (16 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.93

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 13.32

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 13.32.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Marin 13; following by later hand, center verso in charcoal: Castorland N.Y. / 1913 / 16 1/8 x 18 7/8; upper right verso in graphite: NBM 2/2/84 / SR 13 .32; uCv//in graphite: 395 =; uLv//in graphite: Z -2 / 19=; lRv//in graphite: NCC

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64582955

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