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Brooklyn Bridge #6 (Swaying)

1913

John Marin

Associated Names

John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a bridge, likely the Brooklyn Bridge, viewed from a path leading towards its twin arches. The horizon is subtly suggested by the incline of the bridge. The artist uses dynamic, sketch-like brushstrokes to depict movement and structure, with bold lines outlining the bridge. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of black and gray on a cream background. A figure walks along the path towards the bridge, emphasizing the scale and details of the structure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

plate: 22.54 × 27.62 cm (8 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
sheet: 28.58 × 36.2 cm (11 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.212
Catalogue Raisonné

Zigrosser 1969, no. 112

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Exhibition History

2016

Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 65.

Bibliography

1969

Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 112.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: B.B. 6 Marin 13; lower right in graphite: John Marin

Wikidata ID

Q76440403

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