Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn (The Sun)
1915
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 19.2 x 23.9 cm (7 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.) plate: 27.2 x 32.9 cm (10 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.) sheet: 37.9 x 47.9 cm (14 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.151
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...