Approach to the Bridge, No. 3
1931
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View on museum website →Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.8 x 24.7 cm (7 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 32 cm (9 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.) mount: 24.5 x 44 cm (9 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.145
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...