Sea and Rocks, Maine
1940
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View on museum website →Medium
watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on wove paper laid down on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 23.6 cm (5 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.) support: 15.6 x 25.5 cm (6 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John Marin, Jr.
Accession Number
1986.54.128
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...