Three Houses, Barn and Chicken Coop, Stonington, Maine

1922

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts a view from an elevated position looking downward at a collection of houses and the surrounding landscape. The horizon at the upper third of the image shows a mountain range in blues and pinks. The sky above is in pastel hues of pinks, blues, and yellows with wispy clouds. The painting uses watercolor brushstrokes. The houses are depicted with geometric shapes in teal, blue, and pink. The overall color palette includes pastels and soft blues, pinks, and grays.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.4 x 49.2 cm (15 1/2 x 19 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.77

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    22.116

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 22.116.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor and graphite: Marin 22

Wikidata ID

Q64582938

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