The Ramapo Mountains Country, N.Y.

1950

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image displays a variety of curved and angled lines intersecting and layering across the composition, creating an abstract arrangement. Soft blue and orange hues are interspersed among the lines. The forms might conjure ideas of a landscape with hills, a river, or a road. Sharply defined lines alongside fluid forms contribute to a dynamic composition suggesting movement and changing perspectives.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on cellulose acetate

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    sheet (sight): 19.7 x 24.5 cm (7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.92

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: Marin 50

Wikidata ID

Q64583714

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