Marsden Hartley absorbed German Expressionism firsthand in pre-war Berlin, producing bold, emblem-like portraits of military officers charged with coded grief for a lost companion. He later returned to his native Maine, painting its mountains and coastline with the same raw emotional intensity.

Works in the Collection

Hartley – Lobster on Black Background | American Modernist OilHartley – Sea Ghosts | 1935 Expressionist Seascape Oil