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John Marin · 1917

John Marin: American, 1870 - 1953

UnclassifiedUnited States

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Thomas Pollock Anshutzeditorial inference
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Charles Burchfieldeditorial inference
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Willem de Loopereditorial inference
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The biography identifies John Marin as an artistic influence on Willem De Looper. The biography reports De Looper's recollection of his 1962–1963 watercolour notebook and the Phillips Collection. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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National Gallery of Art339 recorded works
The Metropolitan Museum of Art86 recorded works
The Cleveland Museum of Art58 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago48 recorded works
Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)12 recorded works
Minneapolis Institute of Art1 recorded work
musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie — Troyes1 recorded work

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1917

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Graphite with erasing on lightweight, slightly textured, ivory wove paper (top edge trimmed)
Dimensions: 21.9 × 27.7 cm (8 5/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1956.383
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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Buildings — John Marin. 1917.

Medium: Graphite with erasing on lightweight, slightly textured, ivory wove paper (top edge trimmed). Dimensions: 21.9 × 27.7 cm (8 5/8 × 10 15/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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