View of New York [verso]
John Marin
c. 1913
Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 49.6 x 39.2 cm (19 1/2 x 15 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Marin, Jr.
Accession Number
1987.19.2.b
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...