Lot 258, Auction 4/3/2026: Marc Hanson Painting – “Wetland Romance” (2017)

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Marc R. Hanson (American, b. 1955). “Wetland Romance” oil on canvas, 2017. Signed at lower left and titled and dated on verso. A gentle hush settles over this quiet stretch of marshland, where sky and water meet in a whispered conversation of color. In “Wetland Romance,” Marc R. Hanson captures the moment when day slips toward dusk, and the last notes of pink and blue drift through the clouds like a promise not quite spoken. The trees rise in soft silhouette, their dark forms anchoring a landscape that feels both deeply observed and deeply felt. Hansons training as a naturalist painter is evident in the way light flows across the canvas, pulling the eye from the brooding canopy at left to the glimmering pools of reflected sky below. The brushwork moves between tenderness and intent, weaving passages of loose, atmospheric color with more grounded strokes that describe marsh grasses and waterlogged earth. Size of painting: 20″ W x 16″ H (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm); of frame: 22.25″ W x 18.25″ H (56.5 cm x 46.4 cm)

One can sense the artist’s long experience studying shifting weather, fleeting light, and the quiet drama of unpeopled places. Rendered with a palette that balances restraint and radiance, the scene unfolds slowly, rewarding the viewer with subtle harmonies that reveal themselves over time. Hanson’s years spent living across varied American landscapes resonate here, not through explicit reference but through the assuredness with which he evokes space, mood, and the rhythms of the natural world.

As the wetlands darken and the sky holds its last pale glow, the painting lingers at the threshold between day and night, lifting an everyday moment into something quietly luminous. It is a landscape that invites slowing down, stepping closer, and perhaps, for a heartbeat, sharing in the romance that Hanson finds in the living world.

About the artist: “Having grown up in a military family, Marc’s youth was spent on the move. He was born in Oxnard, California and spent some of his early school years there. But his geographical resume soon included Alaska, Florida, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Norway. After his father’s retirement from the Air Force, Marc’s family settled in the small northern California community of Loomis. Marc began college as a biology major, but soon applied to and was accepted into Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, majoring in illustration. After Art Center and a brief stint as a staff illustrator in Sacramento, California, Marc moved to Minnesota where he lived for 33 years while raising a family and pursuing his art. Marc has recently lived in Colorado and Mississippi before settling down on Tybee Island, GA.

“I have pursued a career as a painter for many years now. Along the way my methods, materials and focus have evolved. A naturalist at heart, the landscape is the perfect vehicle for expressing the joy I have for the world that surrounds me. My real interest and challenge as a painter is how to best manipulate the core principles of painting into effective visual statements. I’m most successful when I’m able to communicate that joy to the viewers of my paintings.”

Marc teaches landscape painting workshops in many locations nationally. “I love working with other painters in their pursuit to better their craft. My goal is not to have them assimilate my style and technique, but to teach them how to more closely examine the subject and apply the principles that representational painters must follow to become effective visual communicators.”

He has shown his work in galleries and museums nationally and internationally since the early 1980’s. He is a Master Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America (O.P.A.)

He is a Master Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America (O.P.A.M.), having won an Award of Excellence at the O.P.A. National Exhibit in 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2011 Marc’s painting ‘Right or Left’ was awarded Bronze Medal for Painting at the OPA National Exhibition in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Among his many awards, he’s placed four times in The Pastel Journal’s ‘Pastel 100’ competition.” (source: artist’s website)

Condition: Painting is in excellent overall condition. Signed at lower left and titled and dated on verso. Mounted in custom frame with a few scuffs to frame that do not affect painting. Suspension wire on verso for display.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; Private collection of a Private Colorado Family

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