Little Maple in a Swamp

1945

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts a garden scene from an aerial perspective. The horizon is subtly suggested in the upper third, showing abstract distant trees and vegetation. The brushwork is loose and expressive, with varied strokes implying texture and form. The color palette is vibrant, featuring reds, greens, yellows, and blues, contrasted with paler hues and greys defining lines and pathways.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and conté crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 43.8 cm (14 x 17 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 45.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2005, gift of Norma B. Marin.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Portland Museum of Art, Maine (Jun - Oct 2011)

  • Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth (Nov 2011 - Jan 2012)

2012

  • Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover (Jan - Apr 2012)

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 45.11.

2011

  • Balken, Debra Bricker. John Marin: Modernism and Midcentury. Exh. cat. Portland (Maine) Museum of Art; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, 2011-2012. New Haven and Andover, 2011.

Inscriptions

in gray watercolor lower right: Marin 45

Wikidata ID

Q64583556

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