Merry Christmas 1939 Happy New Year 1940

1939–40

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and hand-colored watercolor
Dimensions: plate: 3 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.4 x 11 cm) sheet: 4 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. (11 x 13.4 cm)
Collection no.: 49.55.119
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Merry Christmas 1939 Happy New Year 1940 — John Marin. 1939–40.

Medium: Etching and hand-colored watercolor. Dimensions: plate: 3 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.4 x 11 cm) sheet: 4 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. (11 x 13.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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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