John Marin (American, 1870-1953) Sunset Near Stonington

Description:

John Marin (American, 1870-1953)

Sunset Near Stonington
Signed and dated "Marin 45" in pencil l.r., identified on a label from Eaton Fine Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, affixed to the frame backing.
Watercolor on paper, 11 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor soiling to edges of sheet, laid down on mat board support.

Provenance: Ex-collection Dorothy Norman, New York.

Literature: Sheldon Reich, John Marin: a Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970),cat. 45.26 (as Setting Sun),p. 740.

Exhibitions: Expression and Meaning: The Marine Paintings of John Marin, Eaton Fine Art, Inc., January 8-March 6, 1999.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

It has been suggested that this watercolor and also lot 362 are in their original frames. No further condition issues to report.


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