Bridge Over Canal, Amsterdam
John Marin
1906
Medium
etching with monoprint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.1 x 19.1 cm (5 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 20.5 x 25 cm (8 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1982.101.1
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...