Grain Elevator, Weehawken

1915

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

Alfred Stieglitz

Publisher, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays intersecting lines and geometric shapes, creating an abstract pattern reminiscent of architectural forms. Some shapes resemble cubes or blocks, while others are more linear. The overall composition evokes a dynamic urban environment in an abstract form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 41.5 x 31.4 cm (16 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.166

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 125

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. 125.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Marin / 15; lower left in graphite: Grain Elevator Weehawken; lower right in graphite: John Marin; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: Z125

Watermarks

Whatman

Wikidata ID

Q75121770

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