John MarinAmerican, 1870–1953Tree and Mountain Forms, Delaware River Country
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Not on view at present
Where is “Tree and Mountain Forms, Delaware River Country” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Marin painted this watercolor in the fall of 1916, while staying at Echo Lake, Pennsylvania, near the Delaware Water Gap. He worked so vigorously that bristles from his brush remain embedded in the paint. Experimenting with subtractive techniques, he gave the resulting marks a prominence equal to that of a brushstroke. Repeatedly rewetting some passages, he used extensive blotting and scrubbing to create ghostly effects that conjure nature’s fleeting changes.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1956.379
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
![Hudson Valley Gingerbread Cottage and Landscape with House [recto], John Marin](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/fada4ac9-595c-4c2a-80ef-218d7617ec70/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Untitled [New York City] [verso], John Marin](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/59762cc2-ec54-46f6-a86e-0a6e88291871/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Landscape with Disstant Mountains [verso], John Marin](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/a8bf3654-f515-4618-9a78-783afaf4fca1/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
