The Seine, Paris

c. 1907

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a cityscape from an elevated point of view, capturing a bridge and buildings along a waterfront. The horizon is higher in the image, with buildings meeting the sky. A bridge arches over the water, reflecting subtly. The style is impressionistic with fluid brushstrokes hinting at forms. The color palette is muted with gray, soft blues, pink, and earth tones. Architectural silhouettes blend with the sky in the distance. Boat hints add movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.8 x 34.3 cm (13 5/16 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 07.7

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 07.7.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 83, pl. 76.

Inscriptions

following inscription all by later hand, upper left verso in graphite and crossed out: 10 / 15; upper left verso in ink stamp: 50; upper center verso in graphite: The Seine-Paris / 1907 / 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 / MCC; uRv//in graphite: NBM 2/2/84 F / SR #07.7; uRv//in ballpoint pen and crossed o ut: #28SR; lLv//in graphite: JH

Wikidata ID

Q64582894

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