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Seascape with Four Figures

John Marin

Associated Names

John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image features intersecting and overlapping lines and shapes creating an abstract composition. Curved and straight lines form geometric figures resembling hexagons and rectangles. The arrangement does not distinctly represent any specific objects, but can suggest motion, human-like forms, and enclosed figures interacting within undefined spaces.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black chalk on cellulose acetate
Credit Line

Gift of Norma B. Marin
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 59.7 x 81.8 cm (23 1/2 x 32 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.49.17
Catalogue Raisonné

Reich 1970, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, center right in pen: 47-1

Wikidata ID

Q64583536

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