Weehawken, No. 1

1915

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows a rugged landscape with steep rock formations, possibly a canyon. The horizon is obscured by the cliffs in the middle of the image. The artwork features dynamic brushstrokes creating texture on the rocks. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink on light paper. There are chaotic lines and abstract shapes at the base of the canyon, possibly representing vegetation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23 x 28.5 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.1 x 29.2 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.200

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 123

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Norma B. Marin, New York; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 123.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Marin 15; across top verso in graphite by unknown hand: B 113 Grain Elevators, Weehawken, 1915 / C.Z.123 "Weehawken, No 1"; across bottom: CSP#1 / "superb impression" / CZ / Grain Elevator at Weehawken / {not deciphered}

Watermarks

Whatman

Wikidata ID

Q75121551

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