Brooklyn Bridge—On the Bridge, No. 1
1944
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View on museum website →Medium
etching in black on blue wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16 x 19.8 cm (6 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 21 x 29.2 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.) mount: 36 x 37.9 cm (14 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.148
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...