About this artwork
In this Amsterdam view, Marin emphasized the reflections in the water, as Whistler had done when depicting this city of picturesque bridges and winding canals. Using vertical columns of small horizontal lines, enhanced by wider, richer marks of the drypoint needle, Marin conjured the sensation of light and air playing across gently rippling water.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- John Marin
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Title
- Bridge Over Canal, Amsterdam
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- Made 1906
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Medium
- Etching with drypoint, selectively wiped, on ivory Japanese paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 15.1 × 19.1 cm (6 × 7 9/16 in.); Sheet: 18.8 × 24.4 cm (7 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of the Chicago Society of Etchers
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Reference Number
- 1916.503
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Copyright
- © 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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