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John Marin

Lake George:On Andrew's Island

Description

Maker

John Marin (American, 1870-1953)

Title

Lake George:On Andrew's Island

Year

1923

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

Dimensions

35.9 x 48.6 cm (14 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in LR:Marin 23

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Madeleine Sharrer Poland in Memory of Reginald Harkness Poland, an alumnus and good friend of Brown University

Object Number

77.139

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Modernism in the Americas
Jun 20, 2003 – Aug 31, 2003
Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors
Jan 27, 1999 – Apr 11, 1999

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Marin spent many years visiting the Maine coast, where he pushed his medium in response to the rugged characteristics of the landscape, using sharp, overlapping layers of wash and dry strokes of color. Here, Andrew's Island offers a site from which to observe an angled wedge of sea and the deep blue contour of another island beyond. In 1923, Marin became actively involved in carving and painting his own frames as integrated decorative environments for his work.

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995

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John Marin (American, 1870-1953)
Lake George:On Andrew's Island, 1923
Watercolor
35.9 x 48.6 cm (14 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches)
Gift of Madeleine Sharrer Poland in Memory of Reginald Harkness Poland, an alumnus and good friend of Brown University 77.139

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