Deer Isle, Maine

1921

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image features a landscape with abstract forms and expressive brushstrokes. The horizon is high in the composition, with distant landmasses in shades of purple and brown against a pale sky. Linear elements and patches of color suggest trees or structures. Sweeping curved lines and patches of orange, brown, and gray create movement. The color palette includes cool tones of blue and green in the background and warm earthy tones in the foreground. Brushstrokes are loose and fluid, giving the work an impressionistic and abstract quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.8 x 49.4 cm (16 7/16 x 19 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.108

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, Vol. 21.12

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 21.12.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal and watercolor: Marin / 21

Wikidata ID

Q64582972

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