John Marin American, 1870-1953
30.5 x 22.9 cm
The present work depicts what would become a favorite motif across Marin's career: sun shining through clouds above a waterway. The radiant treatment of the sky is a hallmark, but the cool palette makes the work extraordinary. The work comes to us from the estate of the artist, whom Menconi + Schoelkopf represents exclusively.
Provenance
The artist; toEstate of the artist, 1953 until the present
Literature
Mackinley Helm, “John Marin: A Portrait,” John Marin, A Retrospective Exhibition, Boston: Institute of Modern Art, 1947, p. 15
Mackinley Helm, John Marin, Boston: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1948, p. 9
Sheldon Reich, John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, 1970, p. 434, no. 16.95, illus.