France

1909

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts a watercolor landscape with an elevated viewpoint overlooking fields and hills. The horizon divides the land and sky, showcasing gentle hills with hints of buildings and trees. Loose and expressive brushstrokes give the painting a sense of spontaneity. The color palette is soft and muted with earthy tones like browns, greens, and purples, alongside hints of blue and soft reds. The sky is depicted with broad horizontal strokes of gray and blue. Fields are textured with diagonal strokes, while distant buildings and fields fade into the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.7 x 37.3 cm (10 7/8 x 14 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 09.10

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 09.10.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin 09; inscriptions on verso by later hands, upper left verso in graphite: NBM 2/16/84 / SR09.10 / France / 1909 / 10 7/8 x 14 3/4 / MCO; uL v//in pen: #53 SR [scratched over]; stamped uLv//: 8

Wikidata ID

Q64582899

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