Venetian Canal

c. 1907

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The artwork shows a composition of soft pastel smudges and gentle lines, creating an abstract scene. The shapes and strokes resemble vague impressions of a bridge arching over water, with rectangular and amorphous forms that suggest blurred reflections and structures. The use of subdued hues, such as pastel pinks, blues, and earthy tones, draws a connection to the play of light and shadows one might see in an urban riverscape at dusk.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel with some graphite on gray-brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.8 x 31.3 cm (9 3/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reich 1970, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1990

  • Fine, Ruth E. John Marin. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990, p. 81, pl. 74.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marin

Wikidata ID

Q64583004

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