Bridge, Venice
John Marin
1907
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.86 × 17.94 cm (5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 17 x 21.5 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John Marin, Jr.
Accession Number
1986.54.142
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...