Sea with Figures, No. 1

1948

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image shows swirling and jagged black lines on a white background, creating an abstract composition with scattered forms. Some forms resemble human figures, with two figures seated in a reclining manner, and another figure standing upright. The abstract artwork prompts viewers to interpret the interweaving figures and shapes against a backdrop of lines suggesting movement and depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.3 x 20 cm (6 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22 x 31 cm (8 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.191

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 166

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. 166.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Marin 48; lower right in graphite: John Marin

Wikidata ID

Q75121591

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