Downtown Synthesis

1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

Alfred Stieglitz

Publisher, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays vertical and diagonal lines forming an abstract representation of a cityscape with angular shapes resembling skyscrapers. The repetitive vertical lines suggest columns or buildings. In the foreground are softer, curved lines that may resemble figures or street elements. The composition creates the impression of a busy urban scene in an abstract form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.7 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.9 x 28.8 cm (15 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.162

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 140

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. 140.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Marin / 25; lower left in graphite: Down Town N.Y.; lower right in graphite: John Marin; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: A1

Wikidata ID

Q75121576

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