Castorland, New York

1913

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image displays a landscape with a prominent green tree in the center. The horizon is low, leaving much of the sky visible above the tree. The sky is painted in shades of blue with streaks of yellow and hints of orange. The foreground includes various colors like purples, greens, and oranges, applied with loose brushstrokes for a textured effect. The color scheme is vibrant, combining cool and warm tones. The painting seems to be done in watercolor, giving it a translucent quality and an impressionistic feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.6 x 34.7 cm (16 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.50

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 13.34

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2018

  • Becoming John Marin: Modernist at Work, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 13.34.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin 13; center verso in graphite: #2 Castorland N.Y. / 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 1913; upper right verso in graphite: NBM 2/16/84 / SR 13.34 / 398=

Wikidata ID

Q64582909

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