Piazzetta San Marco, Venice

1907

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image features an architectural scene seen from a lower perspective, looking upward at an ornate building. The horizon is not clearly defined, and buildings dominate the composition without a clear focus on the horizon line. The style includes soft and sketchy brushstrokes, creating movement and texture with fine lines detailing the building facade. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray and black creating contrasts and highlights for a classic atmosphere. Figures stand in front of the building, which features intricate arches and windows extending upward, giving it a grand appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 x 22.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22 x 26.6 cm (8 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 65

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995

Bibliography

1969

  • Zigrosser, Carl. The Complete Etchings of John Marin. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 65.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Piazeta / S / Marco; lower right in plate: Marin / 07; lower right in graphite: John Marin; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: NOB59; lower left of mount by unknown hand: A-1

Wikidata ID

Q75121682

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