New York from Dyckman Street Ferry Hill No. 1
John Marin
1921
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25 × 32.1 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Fine in honor of Jonathan Bober
Accession Number
2024.133.1
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...