Downtown Synthesis (Preliminary)
John Marin
1925, printed 1996
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.5 x 19.1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 42.6 x 27.6 cm (16 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
1996.54.1
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...