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Lot 8

John Marin
(1870-1953)
Shapes, Colors, Delaware Country, PA. 16 1/2 x 19 5/8in (41.9 x 49.8cm)

29 July 2020, 16:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$22,575 inc. premium

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John Marin (1870-1953)

Shapes, Colors, Delaware Country, PA.
signed and dated 'Marin 16' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board
16 1/2 x 19 5/8in (41.9 x 49.8cm)
Executed in 1916.

Footnotes

Provenance
Alfred Stieglitz.
Edith Halpert.
The Downtown Gallery, New York, until 1963.
Sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, May 8, 2008, lot 33029.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Exhibited
New York, The Downtown Gallery, Abstract Painting in America, 1903-23, March 27-April 21, 1962.
Iowa City, Iowa, The University of Iowa, Vintage Moderns, May 24-August 2, 1962, no. 33.
Tucson, Arizona, The University of Arizona Art Gallery, John Marin 1870-1953, February 9-March 10, 1963, p. 11, no. 16.
Greensboro, North Carolina, The Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Art on Paper, November 16-December 14, 1975.

Literature
S. Reich, John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonne, Tucson, Arizona, 1970, p. 423, no. 16.41, illustrated.

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