Winter Landscape
c. 1900
Painter, American, 1870 - 1953

This winter landscape is noteworthy as one of the few paintings that John Marin is known to have executed during his student years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, prior to his departure for Paris in 1905. While it recalls the work of Pennsylvania impressionists like Edward Willis Redfield, the emphasis on tone and mood and the intimate scale of this subdued, monochromatic winter scene is also indebted to the aestheticism of James McNeill Whistler, who exerted a strong influence during Marin’s formative years.
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 22.8 x 29.8 cm (9 x 11 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1986.54.1
More About this Artwork
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1870-1953]; his estate; by inheritance to his son, John C. Marin, Jr. [1914-1988], Cape Split, Maine; gift 1986 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1970
Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson, 1970: no. 00.1 (as Landscape).
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 230, repro.
Inscriptions
across top stretcher bar reverse: (Landscape) c. 1900-1905 SR#1[the "1" crossed out] 00.1 NBM 2/21/84 / 9 x 11 3/4
Wikidata ID
Q20190779