Cloitre St. Maclou, Rouen, II

1909

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

The image displays an architectural facade seen through an etched illustration. The view is direct and frontal, showing a building's facade with timber framing and window panes. Trees in front of the structure add depth, with leafless branches extending upwards. The etching features precise lines creating light and shadow patterns. The color palette is monochromatic, primarily gray. A cloaked figure stands by the door, and scattered leaves cover the ground, suggesting an autumn setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 x 20.2 cm (6 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet (irregular): 20 x 29.6 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.157

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 87, i/iv

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. 87, i/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Cloitre / St Maclou / Rouen; lower right in plate: Marin 09; lower right in graphite: John Marin; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: B81 / first state/iv / only print left / A-1; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: csp#3

Wikidata ID

Q75121731

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