Babe Ruth

Details

JOHN MARIN (AMERICAN, 1870-1953)
Babe Ruth
signed and dated 'Marin 30'
watercolor and charcoal on paper
30 x 21 ½ in.
Executed in 1930.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by Alma Jordan Knauber, Taos, New Mexico, 1930.
Collection of Bruce Ware, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1974.
With Richard York Gallery, New York.

Exhibited

Paramus, New Jersey, The Bergen Museum of Art and Science, The Art of the Sport, 9 September-28 October 1984.

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Lot Essay

Colorful watercolor painting of Babe Ruth in uniform standing atop a pile of tin cans. Several abstract titling references encircle the main image with green background. The painting illustrates Ruth's bat sweeping away debris as it was originally purchased to benefit flood victims in Taos, NM in 1930. Marin's work is very highly regarded having been exhibited in numerous major institutions. Various labels remain affixed to the back including 1986 letter confirming the piece as an authentic Marin adding to his catalogue: EX-MT

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