Woolworth Building (The Dance)
1913
Medium
etching and drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 27.31 x 21.27 cm (10 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.) plate: 32.39 x 26.35 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.) sheet: 38.42 x 31.43 cm (15 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Accession Number
2008.115.210
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...