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Brooklyn Bridge, No. 6 (Swaying)

A work made of etching with plate tone on ivory wove paper.
© 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of etching with plate tone on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1913

Artist:

John Marin (American, 1870-1953)
published by Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

About this artwork

After a stay in Europe under Alfred Stieglitz’s patronage, Marin set up his etching press at his home in New Jersey, traveling frequently to and from New York City. Inspired by the city’s growth, Marin created a series of etchings that includes seven views of the Brooklyn Bridge and four of the Woolworth Building. This print and five others made between 1913 and 1915 were occasionally sold as a set under the title Six New York Etchings. All of the New York etchings were exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz’s gallery 291.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John Marin

Title

Brooklyn Bridge, No. 6 (Swaying)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1913

Medium

Etching with plate tone on ivory wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed, recto, lower right, in graphite: "John Marin"; inscribed, lower left, in the plate: "B.B.6 Marin 13"

Dimensions

Plate: 27.6 × 22.7 cm (10 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 43 × 35.3 cm (16 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

Reference Number

1949.912

Copyright

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

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