Lobster Fishermen
1948
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View on museum website →Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.6 x 17.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 34 x 29.8 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John Marin, Jr.
Accession Number
1986.54.148
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...