Bridge Over Canal, Amsterdam

1906

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The scene is captured from a slightly elevated perspective, showing a curved bridge over a waterway. The bridge divides the composition horizontally, with a few figures crossing it. The reflections in the water mirror the structures above. The artwork is an etching with fine lines suggesting movement and texture. The color palette is monochrome in various shades of gray. A path leads to the bridge, with the background fading into softer lines indicating trees and structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Marin, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.1 x 19 cm (5 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 21.8 x 25.7 cm (8 9/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.54.139

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 13, i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 13, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Marin / 06; lower left in graphite: Pont Canal / Amsterdam; lower right in graphite: John Marin

Wikidata ID

Q74874280

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