Artist
John Marin American, 1870–1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Little Sailboat
Date1924
PlaceMaine, United States
MediumWatercolor and charcoal on paper
Dimensions17 × 21 inches (43.2 × 53.3 cm.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc. and by bequest of Ida R. Nussbaum, by exchange
Object number75.4
Not on view
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Exhibition History"This Is Contemporary Art," Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1948, cat. 43.
"Collection of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Straus," Fort Worth Art Center, 1953.
"John Marin Memorial Exhibition," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 29, 1953—January 3, 1954.
"JM," University of California, Los Angeles, 1955—1956, cat. 24, ill. Traveled to: Arts Council Gallery, London, September 22—October 20, 1956, cat. 54.
"Wind, Land, and Stars," University of Saint Thomas, Houston, 1960.
"Collection of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Straus," Beloit College, Wisconsin, 1960.
"Art Today," Brooks Memorial Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, 1961.
"Cubism: Its Impact in the U.S.A.," University of New Mexico, 1967, cat. 38. Traveled to: Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 1967; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1967; L. A. Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
"A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 23, 1980—January 4, 1981.
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 20—25, 1987, no. 27.
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21—September 3, 1988.
"The American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 25—May 14, 2000.
"American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2—August 31, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated at front lower right: "Marin 24"
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