Merry Christmas 1939 and Happy New Year 1940

1939-1940

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image is an illustration of the upper halves of three people shoulder-to-shoulder facing forward. The person on the left is waving, dressed in blue watercolor. The person in the middle has short hair and is wearing brown, while the person on the right has similar short hair and is dressed in red watercolor. Their facial features are outlined with minimal detail and subtle watercolor fills. The background features two stylized green trees. Below the illustration is the text "Merry Christmas 1939 and a Happy New Year 1940 to ye from the Martin's." A simple rectangular border surrounds the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12 x 15.2 cm (4 3/4 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 177


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 177.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Merry Christmas / 1939 and a Happy New Year 1940 / to ye from the Marins

Wikidata ID

Q74874351

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