Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A CENTURY OF ART ON PAPER," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000
"Styles of the Times," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
"City of Ambition: Artists & New York, 1900 - 1960" Whitney Museum of American Art, July 3 - October 27, 1996
"Five American Masters of Watercolor," Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, IL, May 5 - July 12, 1981
"The Kirsch Years: 1936-1958," a testimonial exhibition assembled from the collections of the Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln; Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 7 - Feb. 10, 1974; University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, Feb. 25 - Mar. 31, 1974
"Down on the Farm," Cedar Rapids Art Center, May 30 - July 16, 1972
"A Look at American Landscapes," Charles H. McNider Museum, Mason City, Jan. 9 - Feb. 19, 1966
"John Marin," Universsity of Arizona, Tuscon, Feb. 9 - Mar. 10, 1963
"Six Decades of American Painting of the Twentieth Century," Des Moines Art Center, Feb. 10 - Mar. 12, 1961
"The Painting of Light," Des Moines Art Center, Mar. 3 - 31, 1960
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," British Art Council Gallery, London, Sept. 22 - Oct. 20, 1956
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," organized by the Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles; (circulated to: Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Mar. 1 - Apr. 17, 1955; Phillips Collection Gallery, Washington, D.C., May 15 - June 30, 1955; San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, July 19 - Sept. 11, 1955; The Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, Sept. 30 - Oct. 30, 1955; Cleveland Museum of Art, Nov. 17, 1955 - Jan. 1, 1956; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Jan. 18 - Feb. 14, 1956; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, Mar. 9 - 31, 1956; Whitney Museum of American Art, June 12 - July 31, 1956)
"John Marin," Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y., Dec. 2 - 30, 1951
"20 American Artists of the 20th Century," Des Moines Art Center, Mar. 28 - Apr. 22, 1951
"John Marin and the American Watercolor Tradition," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Jan. 11 - Feb. 10, 1951
"John Marin," An American Place, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1949 - Feb. 4, 1950
Published ReferencesDES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.146 - 148, color ill. pl.XVIII, p.114
Sheldon Reich, JOHN MARIN, A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS AND CATALOGUE RAISONNE, University of Arizona Press, 1970, reproduced in Part II of two volumes, no.49.37, p.773
"Six Decades of American Painting of the Twentieth Century," Des Moines Art Center, 1961, exh. cat. no.91
"John Marin," University of Arizona, Tucson, 1963, exh. cat. no.75
"20 American Artists of the 20th Century," Des Moines Art Center, 1951
"Five American Masters of Watercolor," Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, IL, 1981, exh. cat. ill. p.26
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," British Art Council Gallery, London, 1956, exh. cat. no.85
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," The Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1955, exh. cat. no.77
"John Marin," Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N. Y., 1951, exh. cat. no.35
"John Marin," An American Place, N. Y., 1949, exh. cat. no.14
"The Kirsch Years: 1936 - 1958," Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1974, exh. cat. no.46
"The Painting of Light," Des Moines Art Center, 1960, exh. cat. no.59
"Styles of the Times," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
"City of Ambition: Artists & New York, 1900 - 1960" Whitney Museum of American Art, July 3 - October 27, 1996
"Five American Masters of Watercolor," Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, IL, May 5 - July 12, 1981
"The Kirsch Years: 1936-1958," a testimonial exhibition assembled from the collections of the Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln; Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 7 - Feb. 10, 1974; University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, Feb. 25 - Mar. 31, 1974
"Down on the Farm," Cedar Rapids Art Center, May 30 - July 16, 1972
"A Look at American Landscapes," Charles H. McNider Museum, Mason City, Jan. 9 - Feb. 19, 1966
"John Marin," Universsity of Arizona, Tuscon, Feb. 9 - Mar. 10, 1963
"Six Decades of American Painting of the Twentieth Century," Des Moines Art Center, Feb. 10 - Mar. 12, 1961
"The Painting of Light," Des Moines Art Center, Mar. 3 - 31, 1960
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," British Art Council Gallery, London, Sept. 22 - Oct. 20, 1956
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," organized by the Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles; (circulated to: Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Mar. 1 - Apr. 17, 1955; Phillips Collection Gallery, Washington, D.C., May 15 - June 30, 1955; San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, July 19 - Sept. 11, 1955; The Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, Sept. 30 - Oct. 30, 1955; Cleveland Museum of Art, Nov. 17, 1955 - Jan. 1, 1956; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Jan. 18 - Feb. 14, 1956; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, Mar. 9 - 31, 1956; Whitney Museum of American Art, June 12 - July 31, 1956)
"John Marin," Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y., Dec. 2 - 30, 1951
"20 American Artists of the 20th Century," Des Moines Art Center, Mar. 28 - Apr. 22, 1951
"John Marin and the American Watercolor Tradition," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Jan. 11 - Feb. 10, 1951
"John Marin," An American Place, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1949 - Feb. 4, 1950
Published ReferencesDES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.146 - 148, color ill. pl.XVIII, p.114
Sheldon Reich, JOHN MARIN, A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS AND CATALOGUE RAISONNE, University of Arizona Press, 1970, reproduced in Part II of two volumes, no.49.37, p.773
"Six Decades of American Painting of the Twentieth Century," Des Moines Art Center, 1961, exh. cat. no.91
"John Marin," University of Arizona, Tucson, 1963, exh. cat. no.75
"20 American Artists of the 20th Century," Des Moines Art Center, 1951
"Five American Masters of Watercolor," Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, IL, 1981, exh. cat. ill. p.26
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," British Art Council Gallery, London, 1956, exh. cat. no.85
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," The Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1955, exh. cat. no.77
"John Marin," Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N. Y., 1951, exh. cat. no.35
"John Marin," An American Place, N. Y., 1949, exh. cat. no.14
"The Kirsch Years: 1936 - 1958," Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1974, exh. cat. no.46
"The Painting of Light," Des Moines Art Center, 1960, exh. cat. no.59
DimensionsFrame: 26 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (67.3 × 82.6 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet (/Image): 15 1/4 × 21 in. (38.7 × 53.3 cm)
Sheet (/Image): 15 1/4 × 21 in. (38.7 × 53.3 cm)
Accession Number 1951.16
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightARS
SignedMarin 49 (l,r watercolor)
Catalogue raisonnéJOHN MARIN, A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS AND CATALOGUE RAISONNE, by Sheldon Reich, published by the University of Arizona Press, 1970 - reproduced in Part II of two volumes, no. 49.37, p. 773.
ProvenanceArtist. (Downtown Gallery Inc., New York); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1951]
Collections
John Gould
William Matthew Hart
William Matthew Hart
1880-1887
