$54,000
John Marin (American, 1870-1953) Hilltop, Autumn, Maine , alternatively titled Burnt Hill, Stonington, Deer Isle, Maine , 1923 Signed and dated "Marin 23" l. r., identified on detached labels from The Intimate Gallery, An American Place, The Downtown Gallery (each of New York) as well as Cape Split Place, Inc. and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries (see below). Watercolor and crayon on paper, sheet size 16 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. (42.9 x 52.1 cm), framed. Condition: Deckled left edge. Provenance: The estate of Elizabeth A. Straus, New York and Maine. Literature: Sheldon Reich, John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonne (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970), no. 23.28, p. 520. Exhibitions: Montross Gallery, John Marin, February 16 to March 8, 1924, no. 38; University of Miami, The Art Gallery, John Marin, October 2 to 23, 1951, no. 12; University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, John Marin and Contemporary Watercolor, January to February 1952; AMAM, Marin-Carles, 1955, no. 7; Cape Split Place Inc., Addison, Maine, John Marin's Maine-A Tribute, 1978-79. N.B. John Marin is regarded as a master watercolorist, capturing the spirit of his subjects in an expressive, semi-abstract style. He had deep ties to the coast of Maine, where he visited most every summer beginning in 1914, painting the land, sea, and sky in its many moods. The work at hand dates from the early 1920s when Marin brought particular dynamism and expressive strength to his watercolors. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-05-17
