Downtown New York, Three Movements
John Marin
1925
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 21 × 16.8 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 33.7 × 28.3 cm (13 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3338
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...