Artist
John Marin (American, 1870–1953)American, 1870–1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico
Date1929
PlaceTaos, New Mexico, United States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
Frame: 27 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (69.9 × 85.1 × 3.2 cm)
Frame: 27 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (69.9 × 85.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Gift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number2000.129
Not on view
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Department
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Exhibition History"The Cleveland Museum of Art Ninth Exhibition of Water Colors and Pastels", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, January 13, 1932 - February 14, 1932.
"Marin in New Mexico", University Art Museum, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, November 19, 1968-December 29, 1968.
"Selections and Transformations: The Art of John Marin", National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1990-April 15, 1990.
"The American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 25–May 14, 2000.
"The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890 - 1950," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 29, 2006–January 28, 2007; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, March 4– June 3, 2007.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.
"The Rise of Modernism: Europe and America," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Oct. 28, 2020 – July 27, 2021. [Inaugural Installation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on verso of original backboard (with insertions in black): "THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART / NINTH EXHIBITION / OF WATER COLORS AND PASTELS / January 13 to February 14, 1932 / Artist John Marin / Address Room 1710-509 Madison Ave, New York / Title The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico, 1929 / Return address Room 1710 -509 Madison Ave, / C.M.A. Registration No. New York City / Attach securely to upper left hand corner of frame."
Label on verso of original backboard (with insertions in black): "The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico / 1929 / by John Marin N.F.S. / AN AMERICAN PLACE / ROOM 1710 -509 Madison Ave. / New York, -N.Y."
Label on verso of original backboard, upper right: "Museum of Modern Art / LOAN / 60.968 / Marin, Jr."
Label on verso of original backboard, upper right: "THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / 11 WEST 53RD STREET NEW YORK / ART IN EMBASSIES (Lisbon) / ARTIST Marin, John / TITLE TAOS / CIRCULATING EXHIBITION NO. SP ICE 23 59 / MUSEUM NO. 60.968 BOX NO."
Stamped in black, verso of original backboard, upper center: "PROPERTY OF THE ARTIST"
Label on verso of original backboard, upper left: "NO. / W.S. BUDWORTH & SON / PACKERS & SHIPPERS / 424 WEST 52ND ST., NEW YORK, N.Y."
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), center left: "ARTIST JOHN MARIN NO. 29/16 / TITLE THE MOUNTAIN, TAOS, N.M. DATE 1929 / MEDIUM wc SIZE 20X14 S.P. NFS / THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY 32 E. 51st St., New York"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), center right: "Marlborough Marlborough-Gerson Gallery Inc. 41 East 57th Street New York 22 PLaza 2-5 / Artist MARIN, John Media watercolour / Title The Mouhntain, Taos, New Mexico Year 1929 / Size 14 x 19 3/4 inches cm. Stock No. property the ESTATE Photo No."
Label on verso of original backboard (with inscribed insertions): "CAPE / SPLIT / PLACE / INC / ADDISON, MAINE 04606 / Artist John Marin Media watercolor / Title The Mountain, Taos, N.M. Year 1929 / Size 14 x 20 inches cm. Stock No SR29.67"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower left: "UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM / THE UNIVERSITY / OF NEW MEXICO / ALBUQUERQUE / #30 / Exhibition: MARIN IN NEW MEXICO / November 19 - December 29, 1968 / THE MOUNTAIN, TAOS, NEW MEXICO / Lender: Estate of John Marin, Marlborough-Gerson / Gallery, New York"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower right: "Phyllis Hattis Fine Arts / 22 EAST 82ND STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028 / JOHN MARIN (1870-1953) / The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico, 1929 / Traces of graphite under watercolor and gouache / on heavy textured wove paper. / 14 x 20 inches (full sheet) / Signed and dated, lower right / Provenance: The Estate of the Artist (through his / granddaughter) / FRAMED WITH UF-3 PLEXI"
Label on verso of original backboard (with insertions in black), lower left: "MCNAY ART INSTITUTE / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / EXHIBITION Marin / DATE Feb. 69 / NUMBER Box 2"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower left: "National Gallery of ARt / Washington, D.C. / Exhibitions SELECTIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS: THE / ART OF JOHN MARIN / Date: 28 Jan. 90 - 15 April 90 Cat. #212 / Artist: John Marin / Title: The Mountains, Taos, New Mexico / watercolor on paper / Lender: Dr. Phyllis Hattis"
Label on verso of original backboard (with insertions in black): "The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico / 1929 / by John Marin N.F.S. / AN AMERICAN PLACE / ROOM 1710 -509 Madison Ave. / New York, -N.Y."
Label on verso of original backboard, upper right: "Museum of Modern Art / LOAN / 60.968 / Marin, Jr."
Label on verso of original backboard, upper right: "THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / 11 WEST 53RD STREET NEW YORK / ART IN EMBASSIES (Lisbon) / ARTIST Marin, John / TITLE TAOS / CIRCULATING EXHIBITION NO. SP ICE 23 59 / MUSEUM NO. 60.968 BOX NO."
Stamped in black, verso of original backboard, upper center: "PROPERTY OF THE ARTIST"
Label on verso of original backboard, upper left: "NO. / W.S. BUDWORTH & SON / PACKERS & SHIPPERS / 424 WEST 52ND ST., NEW YORK, N.Y."
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), center left: "ARTIST JOHN MARIN NO. 29/16 / TITLE THE MOUNTAIN, TAOS, N.M. DATE 1929 / MEDIUM wc SIZE 20X14 S.P. NFS / THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY 32 E. 51st St., New York"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), center right: "Marlborough Marlborough-Gerson Gallery Inc. 41 East 57th Street New York 22 PLaza 2-5 / Artist MARIN, John Media watercolour / Title The Mouhntain, Taos, New Mexico Year 1929 / Size 14 x 19 3/4 inches cm. Stock No. property the ESTATE Photo No."
Label on verso of original backboard (with inscribed insertions): "CAPE / SPLIT / PLACE / INC / ADDISON, MAINE 04606 / Artist John Marin Media watercolor / Title The Mountain, Taos, N.M. Year 1929 / Size 14 x 20 inches cm. Stock No SR29.67"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower left: "UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM / THE UNIVERSITY / OF NEW MEXICO / ALBUQUERQUE / #30 / Exhibition: MARIN IN NEW MEXICO / November 19 - December 29, 1968 / THE MOUNTAIN, TAOS, NEW MEXICO / Lender: Estate of John Marin, Marlborough-Gerson / Gallery, New York"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower right: "Phyllis Hattis Fine Arts / 22 EAST 82ND STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028 / JOHN MARIN (1870-1953) / The Mountain, Taos, New Mexico, 1929 / Traces of graphite under watercolor and gouache / on heavy textured wove paper. / 14 x 20 inches (full sheet) / Signed and dated, lower right / Provenance: The Estate of the Artist (through his / granddaughter) / FRAMED WITH UF-3 PLEXI"
Label on verso of original backboard (with insertions in black), lower left: "MCNAY ART INSTITUTE / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / EXHIBITION Marin / DATE Feb. 69 / NUMBER Box 2"
Label on verso of original backboard (with typed insertions), lower left: "National Gallery of ARt / Washington, D.C. / Exhibitions SELECTIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS: THE / ART OF JOHN MARIN / Date: 28 Jan. 90 - 15 April 90 Cat. #212 / Artist: John Marin / Title: The Mountains, Taos, New Mexico / watercolor on paper / Lender: Dr. Phyllis Hattis"
Signed and dated in black, recto of sheet, lower right: "Marin 29"
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John Constable
1833–1835
Graphite and watercolor on wove paper
2022.81