John Marin

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
1942

Vintage holiday card with a hand-drawn illustration showing two figures, one dancing and one with a hand to their face, with the words "MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR" above, and the years "1942 1943" to the right. The artist's signature "Marin '42" is in the lower left corner, and a dedication "to Henry McBride from John Marin" is in the lower right. The card has a beige background with brown and black accents.
Vintage holiday card with a hand-drawn illustration showing two figures, one dancing and one with a hand to their face, with the words "MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR" above, and the years "1942 1943" to the right. The artist's signature "Marin '42" is in the lower left corner, and a dedication "to Henry McBride from John Marin" is in the lower right. The card has a beige background with brown and black accents.

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Date
1942

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching with oil

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 5 7/8in. (12.4 × 14.9 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 5 13/16in. (12.4 × 14.8 cm) Mount: 5 11/16 × 6 7/8 × 1/16in. (14.4 × 17.5 × 0.2 cm)

Accession number
97.80.2

Edition
Edition unknown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Diana Solomon Kempler and Allan Solomon in memory of Rita and Joseph Solomon

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

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