Tyrol Series

1910

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image is a watercolor painting of a landscape. The perspective shows a view over a landscape from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is low in the composition with a hazy effect suggesting distant hills or water. The sky above the horizon features swirling brushstrokes in shades of blue, gray, and lavender. Stylized conifer trees are depicted with defined, dark strokes in the foreground, contrasting with the softer background. The color palette is cool and muted, dominated by blues and purples with subtle pastel shades. The watercolor technique used shows soft, blended transitions between colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.6 x 39.1 cm (18 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 10.79


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 10.79.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 90, pl. 81.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: MARIN 10; following inscriptions all by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: NBM 2/2/84 / SR 10.79 / 306; upper center verso in pen: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 ; uLv//: in graphite: Tyrol Series / 1910

Wikidata ID

Q64582904

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