L'Opera, Paris

Prints and Drawings

1908

John Marin
American, 1870-1953

By 1908 Marin’s etchings often revealed a tension between two impulses: the careful, realistic description of major monuments, inspired by the weight and solemnity of Charles Meryon’s prints; and the sketchier economy of Whistler’s distilled, light-filled works. In both modes, the artist remained committed to precision, exploiting the power of line to capture the salient aspects of a place. Ambitious, finely rendered compositions such as L’Opera, Paris; Notre Dame; and <em<Chartres Cathedral, while demonstrating his highly original use of the etched mark, also gave Marin’s print dealers the kind of souvenirs of famous monuments that they could readily sell to tourists.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: John Marin
Title: L'Opera, Paris
Place: United States (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1908
Medium: Etching, selectively wiped, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 27.1 × 32.7 cm (10 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet: 36.4 × 43.5 cm (14 3/8 × 17 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Bruce Borland
Reference Number: 1962.361

Zigrosser 80 I/I

Benson 73

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