John Marin was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, the son of an accountant. His mother died shortly after he was born, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents and two aunts in Weehawken, directly across the Hudson River from New York City.
From 1899 to 1901 he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
Introduced to painting while recovering from appendicitis at age 19, Henri Matisse abandoned his job as a law clerk to compose conventional Dutch-inspired still lifes and interiors using a somber palette. After moving from northern France to Paris in 1891, his colors brightened and his style evolved under the influence of Paul Cézanne , Paul Gauguin , and others.
With a commission to design a mural for the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia, however
Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin vol. 74 no. 321 (1978): 11, 13, repro. 2001
checklist. 1996 The Peale Family: Creation of an American Legacy, 1770-1870, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, 1935: 46-47. 1942 Works of Art from the Widener Collection.
Rosenwald, Esq, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931, unnumbered and unillustrated
Widener, Philadelphia; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B.
Discover works by Rembrandt Peale and learn about the artist
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985. 1986 Scheflow, Carrie
This six-foot-wide canvas was something new for a 19th-century artist: it’s a sketch the same size as the final painting (now in the Frick Collection in New York).
Widener, Philadelphia, and Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance
When The White Girl debuted in London in 1862, it puzzled viewers. At the time, portraits of this scale usually featured well-known people.
D.C., 1949, no. 15. 1950 Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting, Philadelphia
