River Movement

1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

Alfred Stieglitz

Publisher, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features sharp lines and geometric shapes arranged in an abstract composition resembling a cityscape. The structures depicted look like skyscrapers or high-rise buildings, with curved lines suggesting a river. A fragmented image of a ship with steam stacks is marked with the letters "CUNIP," possibly alluding to transportation or industry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.6 x 24.3 cm (7 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.2 x 38.6 cm (11 1/8 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 145

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Norma B. Marin, New York; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 145.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Marin 25; lower left in graphite: John Marin: lower right in graphite: New York from river; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 1 best print; lower left on mount in graphite by unknown hand: A1; lower right on mount in graphite by unknown hand: RIVER MOVEMENT

Watermarks

Whatman

Wikidata ID

Q75121633

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