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American modernist John Marin (1870–1953) worked prolifically in watercolor, etching, and oil during a career that spanned more than 50 years. It was the medium of watercolor, however, that encouraged him in his development of a bold, original style that is both contemporary and authentically American. Marin’s improvisational approach to color, paint handling, perspective, and movement situated him as a leading figure in modern art and helped influence the Abstract Expressionist movement.
John Marin’s Watercolors is the first book to present the Art Institute of Chicago’s impressive collection of his works in its entirety, ranging from early images rooted in traditional practice to more experimental compositions. It explores the artist’s working method, his modernist vision as it developed through etching and into watercolor, and his intuitive investigation of the inherent properties of his watercolor to craft a new, avant-garde methodology. The works are organized chronologically and grouped according to the sites where they were painted, including New York City, France and the Tyrol, the Maine coastline, and the New Mexico desert.
Marin had a strong regard for the presentation of his watercolors, and a section illuminates how he chose frames and mounts for each work. The Art Institute’s significant collection of Marin’s original frames and mounts were bequeathed to the museum, along with some 50 watercolors, by legendary photographer, dealer, and collector Alfred Stieglitz. Marin’s and Stieglitz’s attitudes toward presentation are discussed, and the frames are documented with photographic and written descriptions.
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Martha Tedeschi is Curator of Prints and Drawings and Kristi Dahm is Assistant Conservator of Prints and Drawings, both at the Art Institute of Chicago. Ruth Fine is Curator for Special Projects in Modern Art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. Charles Pietraszewski is a Frame Conservation Technician at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 2010 The Art Institute of Chicago / Yale University Press (New Haven, Connecticut), oblong 11 1/4 x 10 inches tall blue cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, silver lettering to spine, pale blue endpapers, copiously illustrated with color photographs and reproductions of artwork, 192 pp. A fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP13~ [4.0P] American modernist John Marin (1870?1953) worked prolifically in watercolor, etching, and oil during a career that spanned more than 50 years. It was the medium of watercolor, however, that encouraged him in his development of a bold, original style that is both contemporary and authentically American. Marin?s improvisational approach to color, paint handling, perspective, and movement situated him as a leading figure in modern art and helped influence the Abstract Expressionist movement. John Marin?s Watercolors is the first book to present the Art Institute of Chicago?s impressive collection of his works in its entirety, ranging from early images rooted in traditional practice to more experimental compositions. It explores the artist?s working method, his modernist vision as it developed through etching and into watercolor, and his intuitive investigation of the inherent properties of his watercolor to craft a new, avant-garde methodology. The works are organized chronologically and grouped according to the sites where they were painted, including New York City, France and the Tyrol, the Maine coastline, and the New Mexico desert. Marin had a strong regard for the presentation of his watercolors, and a section illuminates how he chose frames and mounts for each work. The Art Institute?s significant collection of Marin?s original frames and mounts were bequeathed to the museum, along with some 50 watercolors, by legendary photographer, dealer, and collector Alfred Stieglitz. Marin?s and Stieglitz?s attitudes toward presentation are discussed, and the frames are documented with photographic and written descriptions. Seller Inventory # SP13-0462-15532
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