Brooklyn Bridge and City Scene N.Y.C.
John Marin
1924
Medium
graphite on wove paper dry mounted to paperboard
Dimensions
mount (irregular): 18.1 x 16.5 cm (7 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.) sheet: 11.4 x 15.9 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.11
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...