John Marin

Weehawken Sequence, Number 5
c. 1911–1916

An expressive oil painting featuring a landscape with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. The foreground shows dark, abstract shapes suggesting trees and pathways, while the background reveals a town with buildings and a bright yellow field under a tumultuous sky with swirling clouds.

An expressive oil painting featuring a landscape with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. The foreground shows dark, abstract shapes suggesting trees and pathways, while the background reveals a town with buildings and a bright yellow field under a tumultuous sky with swirling clouds.

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Date
c. 1911–1916

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas board

Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 × 12 7/8in. (24.1 × 32.7 cm)

Accession number
63.18

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Marin, Jr.

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

API
artworks/588

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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