John Marin

A Southwester and Boat Fantasy
1940

A watercolor painting depicting a sailing ship amidst turbulent waves, with abstract splashes of blue, brown, and red colors suggesting a chaotic sea. The sky is lightly colored, and the artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

A watercolor painting depicting a sailing ship amidst turbulent waves, with abstract splashes of blue, brown, and red colors suggesting a chaotic sea. The sky is lightly colored, and the artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

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Date
1940

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor, fabricated chalk and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 21 1/4in. (39.4 × 54 cm)

Accession number
96.60.64

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Charles Simon Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of John Marin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/10376

Exhibitions

Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

John Marin
28 works in the collection

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