AMERICAN HARBOR SCENE OIL PAINTING BY JOHN MARIN

John Marin, American, French, 1870 to 1953, oil painting on canvas depicting a harbor scene, 1941. Signed and dated, lower right. Framed. John Marin was an early American modernist artist. He is known for his abstract landscapes and watercolors. From 1899 to 1901, Marin attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia he studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Henry Breckenridge and William Merritt Chase. He also studied at the Art Students League of New York. In 1905, like many American artists Marin went to Europe, initially to Paris. He exhibited his work in the Salon, where he also got his first exposure to modern art. He traveled through Europe for six years, and painted in the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and Italy. In Europe, he mastered a type of watercolor where he achieved an abstract ambience, almost a pure abstraction with color that ranges from transparency to translucency, accompanied by strong opacities, and linear elements, always with a sense of freedom, which became one of his trademarks. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Frame 28 x 23 1/2 in. Canvas 24 x 20 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition Report: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Small craquelures and stains. Scuffs in frame. Refer to photos. Sold as is.