Minneapolis Institute of Art

Brooklyn Bridge and Lower New York

John Marin; Publisher: Published by Alfred Stieglitz / Gallery 291, New York; Printer: Peter J. Platt, New York

Date

1913

Medium

Etching and drypoint with plate tone

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Trained as both an architect and an artist, John Marin made his first etchings in 1905, while studying in Paris. Though his early efforts were mainly romantic views of European cities and landmarks, Marin increasingly came under the influence of Cezanne and the Parisian avant-garde during his time there. Upon returning to America in 1911, he was captivated by the vitality and rhythm of the fast-changing New York metropolis, especially its many new skyscrapers. He created his first views of the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan that year, returning to the subject with this etching in 1913—the same year that the International Exhibition of Modern Art (Armory Show) opened in lower Manhattan and introduced modernism to many Americans. United States, Americas

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