New York from River
1948
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View on museum website →Medium
graphite on wove paper dry mounted to paperboard
Dimensions
mount (irregular): 13.7 x 16.8 cm (5 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 11.1 x 14 cm (4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.76
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...