The Brooklyn Bridge
Artist
John Marin
(American, 1870–1953)
Dateabout 1930
MediumColored pencils on medium, lightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions12.2 x 17.1 cm (4 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineBequest of Malcolm R. McBride
Object number1989.62
DescriptionAM/1/M-R Inscribed in black pencil l.r., "Marin." Inscribed on verso in brown pencil u.r., "19-20."Label TextOne of the first American artists to work in abstraction, Marin represented landscape as if it was architecture. Conversely he imbued manmade structures, like the Brooklyn Bridge, with nature’s vitality. He was raised by two doting aunts in New Jersey, and tried unsuccessfully to become an architect. He went on to study painting, and then worked in Europe for six years, where he was influenced by Modernist abstraction. Beginning in 1909, Alfred Stieglitz presented a solo exhibition of Marin’s work each year until his death in 1953.ProvenanceMalcolm R. McBride, Fiesole, Italy
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