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A work made of graphite with erasing on lightweight, slightly textured, ivory wove paper (top edge trimmed).
© 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of graphite with erasing on lightweight, slightly textured, ivory wove paper (top edge trimmed).

Date:

1917

Artist:

John Marin
American, 1870-1953

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John Marin

Title

Buildings

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1917

Medium

Graphite with erasing on lightweight, slightly textured, ivory wove paper (top edge trimmed)

Inscriptions

Signed lower right, in graphite: "Marin"

Dimensions

21.9 × 27.7 cm (8 5/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

Reference Number

1956.383

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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