West Point, Maine
1914
John Marin didn't just paint the Maine coast; he attacked it with color and energy. In this 1914 watercolor, you can almost feel the sea breeze whipping through the loose, scribbly lines of the sky and the heavy, dark strokes of the rocky foreground. As a pioneer of American Modernism, Marin moved away from stiff realism to capture the raw atmosphere of a place. He spent decades summering in Maine, and this piece proves why—he turns a simple sunset over the water into a vibrant, trembling moment of nature.
- Technique
- Watercolor
- Material
- Paper
Views: 3