Marin, John. Marin Island (recto); Landscape (verso), 1914. Watercolor on thick wove paper, Sheet: 41.5 x 36.6 cm (16 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.). Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1950.87. Copyrighted undefined.

Marin Island (recto); Landscape (verso)

1914

John Marin

John Marin (American, 1870–1953)

Drawings

Marin Island (recto); Landscape (verso), 1914. John Marin (American, 1870–1953). Watercolor on thick wove paper; sheet: 41.5 x 36.6 cm (16 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1950.87 © Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Though Marin Island became a painterly escape for the artist, it had no source of water and was not habitable for Marin’s family.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Marin, John
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: Watercolor on thick wove paper
Medium: watercolor, thick, wove, paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 41.5 x 36.6 cm (16 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: recto: signed, lower right, in watercolor: Marin / 14 ; upper left, in graphite: 466- [circled]
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1950.87
Credit Line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Exhibitions: Ways of Painting Landscapes, 1914, Roots of Abstract Art in America, Water Colors from the Museum Collection, Visions of Landscape: East and West, America Draws, Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined