John Marin
(1870–1953) amerikansk målare
John Marin (USA, 1870–1953) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a photographer. By year of birth, John Marin belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
John Marin was born in Rutherford and died in Cape Split. John Marin trained at Art Students League of New York and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. John Marin studied under Thomas Pollock Anshutz. John Marin worked in New York City and Amsterdam. John Marin became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Society of Independent Artists.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Tree’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 3 works by John Marin with free images. The dated works span the years 1917–1921. Works by John Marin are held by Smithsonian American Art Museum and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Claudio Castelucho, Ferdinand Schmutzer, Johann Georg van Caspel, Hugh Henry Breckenridge, and William Glackens.