Vinalhaven, Maine

1937-1938

Marsden Hartley

Associated Names
Marsden Hartley

Artist, American, 1877 - 1943

The image shows a landscape with a body of water, a stretch of land, and a small cabin. The view is from a slightly elevated position with the horizon high in the composition. There is a line of trees running across the horizon. The textures and forms of the landscape are captured with loose and sketchy charcoal or pencil strokes. The color palette is earthy with browns, grays, and touches of white. Rocks and patches of land are close to us, leading to the water, and in the distance, there is water, trees, and hills.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • American Drawings, 1900-1956, Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1957, p. 23

1977

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

1980

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

1981

  • Artists on Vacation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

2007

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

Bibliography

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. 169, no. 1152.

Markings

stamped verso in purple ink: DBW

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64596717

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