John Marin American, 1870-1953
Casco Bay, 1914
Watercolor on paper
14 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches
36.8 x 41.3 cm
36.8 x 41.3 cm
Signed and dated at lower right: Marin 14; inscribed and signed on backing: Casco Bay / Maine / by John Marin / Stieglitz Collection; inscribed on backing in Alfred Stieglitz’s hand: This belongs to / Benson (Mr. E.) from this / day on–June 18-1935 / In appreciation / Alfred Stieglitz
Provenance
The artist;
Alfred Stieglitz, New York; to
Emmanuel Benson, June 18, 1935 (as a gift);
By descent in the family; to
[Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, April 8, 2011, lot 3]; to
Private collection
Exhibitions
San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, Becoming John Marin: Modernist at Work, October 26, 2018–January 20, 2019
