John Marin
Edgewater, New Jersey

ArtistAmerican, 1870–1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Edgewater, New Jersey
Date1947
Place depictedEdgewater, New Jersey, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 21 15/16 × 28 × 7/8 in.
Board: 28 × 33 15/16 × 1/4 in.
Frame: 30 5/8 × 36 3/4 in. (77.8 × 93.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2014.744
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Titelman (formerly Martha Jackson); Kennedy Galleries, New York; Isabel B. Wilson, Houston, TX; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2014.
Exhibition History“American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 15–July 19, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated canvas LR: MARIN 47
verso of frame four printed labels with additional marks in ink and typewritten:

MARTHA JACKSON GALLERY / 22 e 66 st new york 21 / [a stamp] MKL COLLECTION / No. 1423 / EDGEWATER / J MARIN / OIL / 21 3/4x28 / 1947

MARTHA JACKSON GALLERY / 22 EAST 66 STREET NEW YORK 21 NEW YORK / [typed] Ma3 EDGEWATER NEW JERSEY / By John Marin / Oil 1947 21 3/4x28 / Coll. Martha Jackson

JOHN MARIN (1870-1953) / EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, 1947 / Oil on canvas; 21 1/2x28 inches / Signed lower right: "MARIN 47".................0048836 Kennedy / Galleries Inc. / 730 Fifth Avenue / New York, NY

MUSEUM OF ART, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15213 / To [typed] FORERUNNERS OF AMERICAN ABSTRACTION / Nov. 18, 1971-Jan. 9, 1972 / MARIN, John / "Edgewater, New Jersey" / Mr. & Mrs. Titelman[ ^ Richard added in ink ] / REG.70A[in ink]

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