Downtown New York No. 2

c. 1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image displays intersecting lines and geometric shapes, forming an intricate abstract composition. In the center are vertical elongated forms, resembling columns or tree trunks, with splashes of blue and yellow. Soft blending of colors appears to the sides, possibly suggesting distant hills or a city skyline. Faded pinks, deep blues, and muted greens tie the forms together, creating the impression of a landscape seen through a distorted lens.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, charcoal, graphite, and scratching out on smooth wove paper; laminated to a second sheet

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.7 x 21.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 25.23

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 25.23.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin; by John Marin, Jr., upper right verso in graphite: SR#25.23 / Downtown New York #2 / watercolor / 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 ca.1925 / HMC; by later h and, uCv//in graphite: NBM 2/16/84; by later hand, uRv//in pen: #1004 SR [scratched over]; cRv//in pe n: JH[or A], stamped uCv//: 51

Wikidata ID

Q64582883

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