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Joan Mitchell, Marlin, 1960, oil on canvas, 95 x 71 in. (241.3 x 180.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1968.52.16
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Marlin
- Artist
- Date
- 1960
- Location
- Dimensions
- 95 x 71 in. (241.3 x 180.3 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Abstract
- Object Number
- 1968.52.16
Artwork Description
The brushstrokes in Marlin may seem explosive, even violent, evoking, as the painting's title suggests, the movements of a powerful game fish. Inspired by nature, people, and places, Mitchell sought to capture in her work the feeling or experience of a thing rather than its appearance.