Woolworth Building, No. 2
1913
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 32.3 x 26.1 cm (12 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 40.8 x 34.2 cm (16 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.) mount: 50.6 x 42.1 cm (19 15/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Norma B. Marin
Accession Number
2005.98.142
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...