John Marin (1870-1953)
Lot 20 Property from a Private New York Collection

John Marin (1870-1953)

Peach Trees in Blossom, Saddle River District, New Jersey No. 1

Closed22 May 2018

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John Marin (1870-1953)
Peach Trees in Blossom, Saddle River District, New Jersey No. 1
signed and dated 'Marin 53' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1953.

The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loeb, New York, acquired from the above, 1954.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Please note the present lot retains its original frame by the artist.


The present work was selected by Alfred H. Barr and Dorothy C. Miller to be included in an exhibition held at the Guest House of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III entitled Young Collectors, organized by The Museum of Modern Art in 1954. The exhibition brought together rarely viewed works held in the private collections of the museum's Junior Council and was the first time Mrs. Rockefeller's Guest House was open to the public.