Untitled

possibly c. 1920

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a landscape with a horizon line positioned slightly above the lower third of the frame, where the sky meets a silhouette of buildings or a distant townscape. The horizon is dotted with darker shapes against a vibrant wash of pink and red. The brushstrokes are flowing and impressionistic, with visible streaks of color creating movement and texture. The color palette includes various shades of blue, mixed with touches of yellow and white, ranging from deep tones in the sky to lighter shades closer to us. This creates a contrast against the darker shapes along the horizon and faint hues in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25 x 35.2 cm (9 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.72

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: [Violet?] / yellow; lower center in graphite: green blue; center left verso in graphite: [Cable?] bldg; by John Marin, Jr., upper right verso in pen: Untitled -c. 1 920 / Watercolor / 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 / Not Cat. SR / Student Work [scratched over]; by later hand, uLv// in graphite: 2/16/84

Wikidata ID

Q64582932

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