GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Fascinated by the rural landscape, John Marin has abstracted the environment in rhythmic strokes, allowing both paint and the naked canvas itself to define the composition. Bathers dates from the period in Marin’s career when he began to use oil in addition to watercolor.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
NOTES
Created 1932
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
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Depicted location and place of origin: Addison (inhabited place/Maine): TGN: 2044357
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From 1969: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- BecomingJohnMarin.org~Check out this timeline of Marin's life.
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- John Marin began using oil paint more often in in the late 1920s because he felt it was better suited to depicting the ocean, which he loved to paint during his summers in Maine.
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General Description
Fascinated by the rural landscape, John Marin has abstracted the environment in rhythmic strokes, allowing both paint and the naked canvas itself to define the composition. Bathers dates from the period in Marin’s career when he began to use oil in addition to watercolor.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- John Marin began using oil paint more often in in the late 1920s because he felt it was better suited to depicting the ocean, which he loved to paint during his summers in Maine.
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Notes
Created 1932
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Addison (inhabited place/Maine): TGN: 2044357
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1969: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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