Downtown New York No. 5

c. 1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image displays overlapping dark, thick lines and shapes that suggest an abstract cityscape. The forms resemble buildings, with rectangular and square shapes outlined in shades of blue, black, and brown to depict windows and facades. The use of color and form creates an abstract representation of a dense urban environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and charcoal over graphite, with scratching out, on smooth wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.8 x 25 cm (10 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 25.26

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 25.26.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 143, pl. 133.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin; inscriptions on verso by John Marin, Jr., upper center verso in graphite: Downtown New York No. 5 / W.C.Dwg. / Circa 1925 / 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 / WCC; uRv//in pen: 1,007 SR [scratched over]; uRv//in graphite: S.R. 25.26 / NBM 2/2/84; stamped uLv //: 47

Wikidata ID

Q64582884

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