Reginald Marsh

Study for Skyline from Governor's Island
1929

A sketch of a city skyline with various buildings and towers, viewed from across a body of water with boats and ships in the foreground. The drawing includes annotations indicating it was made from Governors Island, almost west end of island, at 5 P.M., May 11, 1929, with a fair wind SE. The sketch is rendered in a loose, expressive style with ink washes providing tonal variations.

A sketch of a city skyline with various buildings and towers, viewed from across a body of water with boats and ships in the foreground. The drawing includes annotations indicating it was made from Governors Island, almost west end of island, at 5 P.M., May 11, 1929, with a fair wind SE. The sketch is rendered in a loose, expressive style with ink washes providing tonal variations.

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Date
1929

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen, brush and ink, wash, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 10 × 13in. (25.4 × 33 cm)

Accession number
80.31.114

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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Reginald Marsh
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