Live Auction 20979Modern American Art
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Lot 102 Property from the Collection of Morton and Norma Lee Funger

JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)

Marin Island, Small Point, Maine

Closed21 April 2023

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USD 138,600

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JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Marin Island, Small Point, Maine
signed and dated 'Marin/26' (lower left)
watercolor and charcoal on paper
17 3/4 x 22 in. (45.1 x 55.9 cm.)
Executed in 1926.

The artist.
Private collection, by descent.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1982.

Specialist note

Beginning in the summer of 1914, John Marin habitually escaped the bustle of New York City to spend the warmer months painting the rocky shoreline of Maine. For the first few summers, Marin stayed in the Small Point Harbor area, where he purchased a small island he named "Marin Island." Despite being virtually uninhabitable due to lack of a fresh water resource, the island was a favored subject for the artist.