John Marin: career timeline
American · 1870–1953 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 53 of 104 lots (52% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 | 11 | $585Sign up | Etching |
| 1910s | 12 | 9 | $12.2kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1920s | 15 | 12 | $7.8kSign up | Drawing |
| 1930s | 5 | 4 | $15.5kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 7 | 5 | $1.9kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $14.3kSign up | Watercolor |
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1900s 12 works
- Sold
- 11 of 12
- Median
- $585Sign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 8.5 in (28 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Other (4), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
1905 Le Pont Neuf$300Sign up
1906 Cour Dragon, Paris, 1906$563Sign up
1906 Rue Mouffetard$300Sign up
1907 Through The Window, Venice$1.2kSign up
1907 Meaux Cathedral II, 1907$325Sign up
1907 Campiello S. Rocco, Venice, 1907$585Sign up
1907 Meaux Cathedral II, 1907$228Sign up
1908 La Madeleine, ParisResult not published
1908 The Thames -$4.5kSign up
1908 St. Martin in the Field, Trafalgar Square, London -$6kSign up
c. 1909 Houses$10kSign up
1909 Untitled I (The Bridge)$11.3kSign up
1910s 12 works
- Sold
- 9 of 12
- Median
- $12.2kSign up
- Average
- $12.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 15 in (32 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (8), Drawing (2), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (3)
c. 1910 Lake and Mountains$8.3kSign up
1910 The Seine, Paris - probably Pont des Arts -$10kSign up
1911 Untitled (Manhattan Skyline)Unsold
c. 1912 Brooklyn Bridge$5.4kSign up
1913 Black River Valley, Castorland, New York$9.5kSign up
1913 Brooklyn Bridge, No. 6 (Swaying) (from Six American Etchings (Series I))Unsold
1913 Woolworth Building, No. 2Unsold
c. 1913 Woolworth Building (Swaying)$14.1kSign up
1913 The Red Barn$12.5kSign up
1915 Small Point, Maine$17.9kSign up
1915 West Point and Vicinity$12.2kSign up
1916 Shapes, Colors, Delaware Country, PA.$22.6kSign up
1920s 15 works
- Sold
- 12 of 15
- Median
- $7.8kSign up
- Average
- $10.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (6), Watercolor (5), Etching (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1920 Downtown, New York$10.2kSign up
1921 Downtown, the El (from the Six American Etchings series)$2.1kSign up
1921 Downtown, the El$1.8kSign up
1921 Downtown New York, the El$1.3kSign up
1921 Downtown, the ElUnsold
1922 Deer Isle, Maine$35.8kSign up
1922 From Green HeadUnsold
1923 Impression$12kSign up
c. 1924 Movement, Stock Exchange$5.3kSign up
c. 1924 The New York Stock ExchangeUnsold
c. 1925 Brooklyn Bridge$5.1kSign up
c. 1925 Vicinity Downtown New York: A Double-Sided Work$23kSign up
Show 3 more (1920s)
1925 Brooklyn Bridge Series$6kSign up
c. 1925 New York Street Movement and Figure$16.5kSign up
1926 A Bit of Stonington$9.7kSign up
1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $15.5kSign up
- Average
- $21.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 9.5 in (18 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Watercolor (2), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1), Sea & coast (1)
1932 Sailboat$3.8kSign up
1932 Figures Downtown, New York City$8.1kSign up
1932 Pair of Manhattan scenes, 1932: TwoUnsold
1933 Cape Split, Maine$22.8kSign up
1934 Wave and Rock$50kSign up
1940s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $9.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 10 in (21 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3), Drawing (2), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Landscapes (1)
1942 Sea Fantasy No. 1$34.8kSign up
1944 View from Brooklyn Bridge 1944Unsold
1945 Untitled (Desert Landscape)Unsold
1947 Outspurs of Mount Katahdin, Maine (R. 47.29)$6.7kSign up
1948 The Circus I$1.9kSign up
1948 The Lobster Fisherman$1.4kSign up
1948 The Lobster Fisherman, 1948$750Sign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $14.3kSign up
- Average
- $14.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 11.5 in (22 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
1951 Cityscape with River$4.8kSign up
1951 From New York Hospital$23.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
48 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $5.5kSign up
- Average
- $7.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 13.5 in (24 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6), Oil (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (1), Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)
sold 2003 Spring$10kSign up
sold 2005 Gray Skies$1.1kSign up
sold 2006 Maine Farm House$21.5kSign up
sold 2007 Lobsterman’s Pier, Port Clyde, Maine$2.3kSign up
sold 2007 City Scene$2.7kSign up
sold 2008 Small Point, MaineUnsold
Show 2 more (2000s)
sold 2008 Abstract Landscape$5.5kSign up
sold 2009 Fishing shack by the shore$7.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works
- Sold
- 20 of 27
- Median
- $9.4kSign up
- Average
- $27.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12 in (25 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (14), Etching (6), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Boats (3), Markets & villages (2), Landscapes (2)
sold 2010 Cityscapes: A two-sided work$34.2kSign up
sold 2010 Downtown New York$2kSign up
sold 2010 SailboatUnsold
sold 2011 Sailboat in City Harbor$43.1kSign up
sold 2012 Sailboat Off the Coast$4.6kSign up
sold 2012 New York City with Tugboat: A two-sided work$47.5kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2013 From New York Hospital.Unsold
sold 2014 Village, Maine$60kSign up
sold 2015 Boat and Green Sea, Maine$47.5kSign up
sold 2015 Old Houses$750Sign up
sold 2015 Stylized Trees, a hand-made thank you card with typewritten note in interior$4.3kSign up
sold 2015 Untitled (Seascape)$20kSign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works
- Sold
- 9 of 13
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $6.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 8 in (23 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (7), Watercolor (3), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Butterflies (1), Harbours & ports (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2021 Butterfly$292Sign up
sold 2022 ' W 5.5'Result not published
sold 2023 Port Venezia, Bridge, Venice, Italy$431Sign up
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 From Pointe S. Pantaleo, Venice. (Zigrosser 58)Result not published
sold 2024 Deer Isle, Maine$21.8kSign up · sold 2×
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Study for Brooklyn Bridge$3kSign up
sold 2024 The Lobster Fisherman (from the John Marin: Drawings and Watercolors portfolio)$258Sign up
sold 2024 "Within the 3 Mile Limit" (Tree$30kSign up
sold 2024 Chartres Cathedral$700Sign up
sold 2024 The Lobster Fisherman$1.6kSign up
sold 2024 Bridge, VeniceResult not published
…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Marin auction results →