Two Experts, Tattoo

Prints and Drawings

1944

Reginald Marsh
American, 1898-1954

New York City provided Reginald Marsh with ready subjects for his work as an artist and freelance illustrator. A draftsman at heart, he first used watercolor in the 1920s and returned to it in 1939, stating that “watercolors give clarity and allow for better drawing.” In this example, he drew with black crayon and graphite, and then applied the watercolor with thin, transparent washes of black and gray, carefully allowing them to pool and dry in untidy clouds that emphasize the dirty, grimy realism of his landscape.

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Artist: Reginald Marsh
Title: Two Experts, Tattoo
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.: 1944–1954
Medium: Brush and black and gray wash, with watercolor, over black crayon and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 57.8 × 78.7 cm (22 13/16 × 31 in.)
Credit Line: Olivia Shaler Swan Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1945.80

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