Campiello S. Rocco, Venice

1907

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a street-level view of Campiello di San Rocco in Venice. The focus is on a building with intricate architectural details such as windows and a lantern. The scene is captured in fine, detailed lines resembling etching techniques, creating a textured appearance. The color palette is subdued, in shades of black and sepia. Figures are seen in the foreground, adding life to the setting. In the distance, architectural features dominate with aged walls and rooflines. The composition emphasizes a network of lines, giving a historic and atmospheric quality to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.88 × 12.07 cm (6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.54 × 16.19 cm (8 7/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3228

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Chicago, Illinois); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Whistler and His Circle in Venice, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003, p. 145, no. 128, repro

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 50.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Campiello S Rocca / Venezia; lower left in graphite: Campiello S Rocca / Venezia; lower right in graphite: John Marin; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 15827 [strikethrough]

Wikidata ID

Q77009965

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