Hudson River near Alpine

1910

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The painting depicts a coastal scene with a horizon line in the middle. The foreground shows rocks and a structure. In the background, there are abstracted structures on a hillside painted in muted tones of blues, purples, greens, and yellows. The sky is light blue, pink, and purple, and the overall color palette is gentle and ethereal. The brushstrokes are loose and flowing, creating a serene and fluid scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.3 x 46.6 cm (12 5/16 x 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 10.30

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2009

  • Lives of the Hudson, 2009-2010

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 10.30.

2010

  • Berry, Ian and Tom Lewis. Lives of the Hudson (The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, 2009-2010) Saratoga Springs, Munich, New York: 2010. p.211

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor MARIN 10; following inscriptions all by later hand, upper left verso in ink stamp: 40; upper left verso in graphite: Hudson River - Near Alpine / 1910 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 / ICC; uRv//in graphite: NBM 2/16/84 / SR 10.30 / F; uRv//in ballpoint pen and crossed out: #118SR

Wikidata ID

Q64582952

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