New England Landscape
John Marin
1914
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.1 x 35.7 cm (16 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of James N. Rosenberg
Accession Number
1989.25.2
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...