Approach to the Bridge
1931
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View on museum website →Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.2 x 24.6 cm (6 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.) sheet (irregular): 27.9 x 37.5 cm (11 x 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.143
About the Artist
John Marin
John Marin (1870-1953) was a pioneering American modernist known for his dynamic watercolors and oils of the Maine coast and New York City. A late bloomer who didn't commit to art until nearly 30, Marin developed a distinctive style combining European modernism with American subjects, capturing the energy of skyscrapers and the elemental power of the sea through fractured planes, vibrant color, an...