Marsden Hartley
1877–1943 · American · 14 artworks
ExpressionismRegionalismCubismBold color palettesSimplified formsSymbolic imageryThick impastoEmotional landscapes
artist bio
Marsden Hartley was an American Modernist painter, essayist, and poet. He is known for his expressive landscapes and symbolic still lifes, and for his role in introducing European avant-garde movements to the United States.
what you'll learn
Studying Hartley's work allows students to explore the use of color and form to convey emotion and personal experience. Students can also learn about the influence of European modernism on American art and the development of a distinctly American artistic identity.
related: Charles Demuth
14 artworks
Pueblo Mountain
1918
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Mount Katahdin, Autumn No. 1
1939
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Red Tree
1910
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Large Country—Petrified Sand Hills
1932
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Valley Road
1920
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Storm Clouds, Maine
1906
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Purple Mountains, Vence
1926
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New Mexico Recollections, No. 12
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Mont Sainte-Victoire
1927
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Fisherman's Last Supper
1941
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The Ice Hole
1908
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Still Life, No. 1
1912
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Hall of the Mountain King
1909
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Smelt Brook Falls
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