The Dark Mountain, No. 1
Soon after his May 1909 exhibition at "291," Hartley saw Albert Pinkham Ryder's painting Moonlight Marine (1870–90; The Metropolitan Museum of Art), a classic example of American romanticism. It sparked a new series of emotionally and tonally dark landscapes of Maine, including this work and The Dark Mountain, Number 2 (MMA 49.70.41). In March 1910 a number of Hartley's "dark landscapes" were included in the "291" group show "Younger American Painters," which placed him in the company of Arthur Dove, John Marin, and Max Weber, among others.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Dark Mountain, No. 1
- Artist: Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)
- Date: 1909
- Medium: Oil on commercially prepared paperboard (academy board)
- Dimensions: 14 × 12 in. (35.6 × 30.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
- Object Number: 49.70.47
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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