Downtown Synthesis

1925

John Marin

Associated Names
John Marin

Artist, American, 1870 - 1953

Alfred Stieglitz

Publisher, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a series of intersecting lines and geometric shapes that resemble a bustling urban environment. The vertical and horizontal lines form structures resembling tall buildings with windows and rooftops. The shapes and lines evoke cityscape elements like skyscrapers and facades, creating a sense of depth and complexity. The varied thickness of the lines and scattered arrangement of shapes suggest movement and activity, similar to a busy downtown scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norma B. Marin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.3 x 19.7 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.8 x 28.5 cm (15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.98.163

  • 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: John Marin; lower right in graphite: Down Town N.Y. No. 4; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: A.1.plus.

Watermarks

Whatman

Wikidata ID

Q75121781

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