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Circus Performers

c. 1945

John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

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Artwork overview

Medium

colored pencil and graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Marin, Jr.
Dimensions

overall: 22.8 x 30.3 cm (9 x 11 15/16 in.)
Accession

1986.54.169.n

Marin Sketchbook

John Marin

1870

Circus Riders on Horseback

John Marin

1945

Circus Scene

John Marin

1945

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: 28-8

Wikidata ID

Q64583212

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