The Written Sea
John Marin
1952
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View on museum website →Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 55.88 x 71.12 cm (22 x 28 in.) framed: 68.58 x 83.82 x 3.81 cm (27 x 33 x 1 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Deborah and Ed Shein
Accession Number
2009.12.1
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...