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Artist/Maker
John Marin
(American, 1870 - 1953)
Publisher
Twin Editions
Printer
David Strang
Date1948 (published 1950)
MediumEtching
DimensionsComposition: 8 3/4 in. × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (31.8 × 23.5 cm)
Plate: 8 3/4 in. × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1985.35
Not on view
DescriptionPublished in 1950 by Twin Editions to accompany a "Portfolio of Reproductions of Marin Drawings".
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection", June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no 91).
1993
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "American Seascapes from the Hamilton College Collection", June 3 - September 5, 1993.
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection", June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no 91).
1993
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "American Seascapes from the Hamilton College Collection", June 3 - September 5, 1993.
Provenance
1985: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by purchase at auction, Christie's, New York;
1985: sold at auction by the estate of John D. Sturdevant;
? - 1985: John D. Sturdevant.
1985: sold at auction by the estate of John D. Sturdevant;
? - 1985: John D. Sturdevant.
Markings
Watermark at lower right [sideways]: JWHATMAN
Published References
American and European Prints, Christie's New York, September 11 and 12, 1985 (New York : Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1985), pg. 100, lot 274
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, NY, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992, cat. 91).
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, NY, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992, cat. 91).
Signature
Signed and dated in plate at lower right: Marin 48; signed in pencil at lower right: John Marin
Inscribed
Entitled in plate at lower left: The Lobster Fisherman; inscribed in pencil at lower center: [illegible]
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