Flint Isle, Maine—No.1

1947

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a view of a turbulent sea. The horizon is near the upper third of the composition. The horizon line appears slightly blurred, with a blend of colors suggesting distant clouds or mist. The painting features loose and expressive brushstrokes, depicting swirling waves. The color palette is dominated by deep blues, greens, white for the crashing waves, and hints of earthy tones for texture. The sky above the horizon is depicted with lighter blues contrasting with the darker water below.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Duncan Phillips, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1957; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • John Marin, Amerika Haus (America House), Berlin, Germany; Amerika Haus (America House), Hamburg, Germany, 1962, no. 60

  • John Marin in Retrospect, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1962, no. 82

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1982

  • Modernist Watercolors, Prints and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 24

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 82-83, no. 49, repro

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

2011

  • John Marin: Modernism at Midcentury, Portland Museum of Art, Maine; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts, 2011-2012, no. 18, repro

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, p. 752, no. 47.10

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 153, no. 1028.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 240, pl. 233.

2010

  • Tedeschi, Martha, et al. John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism. Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago, 2010, p. 24-25, fig. 9.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Marin 47; verso center in graphite: 20 / Fleet Isle / No 1

Wikidata ID

Q64583753

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