French Landscape

1909

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is abstract, blending purples and blues with the sky. Two trees with colorful dots are shown, reaching towards the sky. The horizon is not explicit, suggested by color transitions. Loose brushstrokes give an impressionistic quality. The color palette includes pastel shades like lilac, blue, orange, and yellow, along with greens, pinks, and reds. Darker tones represent shrubs or bushes in the foreground, blending into the distant landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.6 x 37.9 cm (12 7/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.90

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 09.11

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 09.11.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 88, pl. 80.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: MARIN / 09; following inscriptions all by later hand, center left verso in graphite: 437=; center verso in graphite: French Landscape / (1909) 12 1/2 x 15 / JH; uRv//in graphite: NBM 2/16/84 / SR 09.11; uRv//in ballpoint pen and crossed out: #54SR

Wikidata ID

Q64582951

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