id:			90395
accession number:	2020.134
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.134
updated:		2022-06-29 09:00:16.765000

The White Moon, Sailboat, c. 1922. John Marin (American, 1870-1953). Watercolor with scrubbing and blotting over charcoal on thick, rough-textured wove paper; image and sheet: 39.1 x 47.5 cm (15 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.134 © Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				The White Moon, Sailboat
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creation date:			c. 1922
creation date earliest:		1917
creation date latest:		1927
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creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
copyright:			© Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	Watercolor with scrubbing and blotting over charcoal on thick, rough-textured wove paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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catalogue raisonne: Reich 114, illus.

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CREATORS

* John Marin (American, 1870-1953)  - artist

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measurements: Image and Sheet: 39.1 x 47.5 cm (15 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John Marin (the artist) [1872-1953]
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	Alfred Stieglitz Collection, New York, NY
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	Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marin, Jr.
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	Private Collection, New York, NY
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	Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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fun fact: 
John Marin had a passion for boats and adopted the two-masted sailboat as a kind of personal talisman.

digital description: 
One of America's most important watercolor practitioners, John Marin spent every summer in Maine from 1914 through 1928, and the state's coastline became a central focus of his work. <em>The White Moon, Sailboat</em> exemplifies his experimental approach and deft handling of the medium. Here the sky and ocean share the same purplish-blue wash, while a jagged coastal rock ledge cuts through the sky. Marin achieved the sharp edge by combining a black chalk outline with his astounding control of the watercolor wash, creating the effect of a shadow along the edge. This hard element is countered by the washy swirls that make up the rock face. The moon and the sailboat each reveal where Marin reserved the white of the paper by controlling the wash, or by carefully removing it from the face of the paper.

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