Notre Dame, Paris
John Marin
1908
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.4 x 32.7 cm (13 15/16 x 12 7/8 in.) sheet: 38.5 x 32.7 cm (15 3/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.177
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...