Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn (The Sun)

1915

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

Alfred Stieglitz

Publisher, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an urban and natural landscape with bridges and a city skyline. The horizon, marked by buildings and bridges, is high in the scene. Various lines form the cityscape, with a bridge running horizontally. A circular shape in the center radiates linear motifs. The color palette is monochromatic, predominantly charcoal gray. Swirling lines indicate water, while vertical shapes depict city buildings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 x 23.9 cm (7 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    plate: 27.2 x 32.9 cm (10 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.9 x 47.9 cm (14 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.151

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zigrosser 1969, no. 122

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. 122.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Marin / 15; lower right in graphite: John Marin; lower left mount in graphite by unknown hand: Suburb impression / C2; lower right mount in graphite by unknown hand: Z122

Watermarks

Whatman

Wikidata ID

Q75121759

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