Tracing: Wall Street, Trinity Church
John Marin
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on tracing paper taped to corrugated cardboard
Dimensions
sheet (irregular): 31.1 x 24.1 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.111
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...