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Region of Brooklyn Bridge Fantasy, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Marin, John 1870-1953  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue New York New York 10021 Accession Number: 49.8
Date:
1932
Notes:
"Catalogue of the Collection," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1975, pg. 30.
"Pioneering the Century, 1900-1940: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art," New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1981.
"John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism," Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 2011, pg. 124.
Summary:
Abstract cityscape depicting the New York City skyline viewed from between the spans of the Brooklyn Bridge. In the foreground a tiny horse and carriage can be seen crossing the bridge.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Cityscape--New York--New York City  Search this
Architecture--Bridge--Brooklyn Bridge  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Carriage  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60010161
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_379624