Downtown Synthesis
John Marin
1925
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.7 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 38.9 x 28.8 cm (15 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.162
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...