Old House, Rue des Arpents, Rouen, I

1909

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image depicts a street-level view of a narrow, winding street surrounded by tall buildings. The illustration style uses loose, expressive lines and sketchy brushstrokes to depict the urban environment in monochromatic shades of gray. The scene includes people walking along the street and the buildings diminish in size and detail towards the vanishing point in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.3 x 21.3 cm (6 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27 x 35.9 cm (10 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.80.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 90, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 90, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Marin / 09; lower right in plate: Vieille Maison / Rue des Arpents / Rouen; lower right in graphite: John Marin; upper left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 36

Wikidata ID

Q74885321

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