About this artwork
In the spring of 1907, Marin joined relatives in Venice for six weeks. The well-known etchings of Whistler clearly haunted and inspired him during this sojourn. Whistler’s Venice subjects were among the most innovative and influential prints of the late 19th century, demonstrating how the reflection of light on a surface obscures and breaks down form. By omitting some architectural details and suggesting others with sketchy, spare systems of lines, Whistler had pioneered a shorthand for translating the effects of light, water, and atmosphere on vision. Marin eagerly digested this lesson.
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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
- The Bridge, Venice
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- Made 1907
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Medium
- Etching with plate tone on ivory Japanese paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 12.8 × 17.9 cm (5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 17.6 × 22.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 in.)
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Credit Line
- Alfred Stieglitz Collection
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Reference Number
- 1949.925
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Copyright
- © 2018 Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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