Downtown New York

c. 1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts irregularly intersecting lines and shapes, including a yellow square. The lines and forms resemble buildings, with rectangles and grid patterns like windows and facades. Red and gray hues suggest a tall urban structure, while smaller shapes in blue and black hint at rooftops and antennae, creating an abstract skyline.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on Strathmore drawing board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 24.4 cm (11 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, 25.28

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Reich, Sheldon. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970, no. 25.28.

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 143, pl. 132.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin; center verso watercolor sketch crossed out in graphite: other side; in later hand, upper center verso in ink stamp: 48; all by later hand; uCv in graphite: Downtown New York / Circa 1925 W.C. Dwg. / 8 3/4 x 7 NMC; uRv//in ballpoint pen and crossed

Wikidata ID

Q64582885

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