John Marin

(Am. 1870-1953)

"Within the 3 Mile Limit" (Tree, Rocks, and Schooner), 1921

Watercolor and ink on paper, framed under glass

Signed and dated l.l., titled verso, El Paso Museum of Art label attached to backing verso

19 1/2" x 16 1/4" actual, 30" x 27" framed

Literature:

P. Rosenfeld, "The Water-Colours of John Marin," Vanity Fair, New York, April 1922, p. 88, illustrated; AARC, no. 73; The Arts, vol. 5, February 1924, pp. 65-66, illustrated; S. Cheney, A Primer of Modern Art, New York, 1939, p. 191, illustrated (as Maine, the Sail Boat); Magazine of Art, vol. 26, December 1933, p. 545, illustrated; E. Mervin Benson, John Marin, Washington, D.C., 1935, pp. 45, 83, illustrated; Art Digest, vol. 24, October 1, 1949, p. 10, illustrated; S. Reich, John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, Tucson, Arizona, 1970, p. 882; "Discovering the American Modern 1907-1936: The King Collection," American Art Review, December 2013, pp. 80-87, 127, illustrated; P.S. Cable, Modern American Painting 1907-1936: The Maria and Barry King Collection, exhibition catalogue, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, 2013, pp. 54-57, no. 16, illustrated.

Exhibited:

Montross Gallery, New York, "Exhibition of Watercolors, Oil Paintings and Etchings by John Marin," January 24-February 11, 1922, no. 77; University of California, Los Angeles, California, and elsewhere, "John Marin," February 1955-July 1956, no. 13; Arts Council Gallery, London, "John Marin: Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Etchings," September-October 1956, no. 54; Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico, "Four Painters of the Stieglitz Circle," November 2, 1999-February 29, 2000; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, "Modern American Painting 1907-1936: The Maria and Barry King Collection," September 8, 2013-January 5, 2014, no. 16.