Marin Island (recto), John Marin, 1914
John Marin, portraitJohn MarinAmerican, 1870–1953

Marin Island (recto)

1914 · Drawing

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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About the work

Marin bought a small island off the coast of Maine, but never lived there due to its lack of running water. However, it provided the site for numerous watercolors during his first summers in Maine. He anchored this work’s rainbow palette with a pool of dark green in the center, one of the few elements that grounds the composition in space. The playful blue flicks in the sky suggest something nonrepresentational, such as light, or energy.

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Accession number
1950.87.a

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