Overview
Since his early work was first embraced by Alfred Stieglitz, John Marin (1870–1953) has been recognized as one of America's foremost watercolorists. During the last two decades of Marin's career, however, oil painting played a greater role in his studio practice. Marin's engagement with oil was liberating, eventually yielding a more fluid, linear, and calligraphic style. This beautiful publication is the first to focus exclusively on Marin's output from the 1930s through the early 1950s, a corpus of nearly seventy works, which has been generally overlooked in art historical literature. Debra Bricker Balken resituates these works within the discourses of midcentury modernism, convincingly arguing that critics—such as Clement Greenberg—saw them as important precursors to Abstract Expressionism, influencing such artists as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. Marin's painted abstractions of the Maine coast and Manhattan architecture were singled out for their invention, singularity, and authority, and forecast the new language of Abstract Expressionism. Published in association with the Addison Gallery of American Art and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine Exhibition Schedule: Portland Museum of Art, Maine(06/23/11 - 10/09/11) Amon Carter Museum(11/04/11 - 01/08/12) Addison Gallery of American Art(01/27/12 - 04/01/12)
Full Product Details
Author: Debra Bricker Balken
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 2.50cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.975kg
ISBN: 9780300149937
ISBN 10: 030014993
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 23 June 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A detailed account of Marin's place in the spectrum of midcentury American art. -The New York Times The New York Times ... a first-class effort, a penetrating study of a great painter ... Read Balken's book and find out what you've been missing. -ArtsJournal ArtsJournal Runner-up for the 2011 New England Book Festival in the Photography/Art category. This award is given by the JM Northern Media family of festivals, and sponsored by the Larimar St. Croix Writers Colony, eDivvy, Shophanista and Westside Websites -- New England Book Festival Photography/Art Award Runner-up New England Book Festival
Runner-up for the 2011 New England Book Festival in the Photography/Art category. This award is given by the JM Northern Media family of festivals, and sponsored by the Larimar St. Croix Writers Colony, eDivvy, Shophanista and Westside Websites--New England Book Festival Photography/Art Award Runner-up JM Northern Media (06/06/2012)
Author Information
Debra Bricker Balken is an independent curator and writer who has published widely on American modernism and contemporary art. Her recent books include Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence (Yale).
