Old House, Rue des Arpents, Rouen, I
John Marin
1909
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.3 x 21.3 cm (6 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 27 x 35.9 cm (10 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1990.80.2
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...