Grey Ledges, Blue Breaking Sea—Region Cape Split, Maine
John Marin
American, 1870–1953

Details
Title
Grey Ledges, Blue Breaking Sea—Region Cape Split, Maine
Artist/Maker
John Marin (American, 1870–1953)
Date
1937
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
15 3/8 x 20 15/16 inches
Credit
Gift of the Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.
Accession #
64.1
On View
Currently not on view
John Marin aimed to capture the light and movement in nature, casting them in a cohesive structure defined by fresh, sparkling colors. His glimpses of the Maine coast and Manhattan skyscrapers seem to burst with restless energy. A painting of characteristic vitality, Grey Ledges rocks with the nervous force of a choppy ocean. Marin appears to have painted with a frenzy that matched the tumult he saw before him. Primarily a watercolorist until his later years, Marin painted with a spontaneity and feeling for texture well suited to that medium. In the end, oil paint was no less an expressive vehicle for his empathic union with nature.
Image Copyright
© The Estate of John Marin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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