Meaux Cathedral
1907
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.8 x 17 cm (9 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 29.7 x 22.3 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.171
Art Historical Context
John Marin's *Meaux Cathedral* (1907) is a striking etching that captures the majestic Gothic architecture of the historic cathedral in Meaux,, just east of Paris. Created during the artist's formative years abroad, this black-ink print on wove paper measures a compact plate size of 228 x 17 cm, inviting intimate contemplation of its intricate lines and tonal depths. As a gift from Norma B. Marin to the Gallery of Art, it exemplifies early 20th-century American printmaking at its finest. Marin, an innovative American modernist later celebrated for his dynamic watercolors of urban and natural ...
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...