Marin Sketchbook
1951
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sketchbook with 29 drawings in various media (29 leaves)
Dimensions
closed: 35.56 × 27.94 × 1.91 cm (14 × 11 × 3/4 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.49.1.a-aa
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...