Near Quai d'Ivry
John Marin
1906
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 15 x 19.9 cm (5 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 19 x 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Harold Ober
Accession Number
1968.9.3
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...