John Marin

The Woolworth Building
1913

A sketch of a chaotic urban scene with distorted and exaggerated architectural forms, possibly representing a cityscape in a state of disarray or destruction. The artwork is framed within a border, and there is handwriting at the bottom indicating the title and possibly the artist's signature.
A sketch of a chaotic urban scene with distorted and exaggerated architectural forms, possibly representing a cityscape in a state of disarray or destruction. The artwork is framed within a border, and there is handwriting at the bottom indicating the title and possibly the artist's signature.

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Date
1913

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 × 14 1/16in. (43.2 × 35.7 cm) Plate: 12 7/8 × 10 3/8in. (32.7 × 26.4 cm)

Accession number
31.776

Edition
Ed. 10 | Second state

Publication
Printed by John Marin; published by Alfred Stieglitz

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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

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John Marin
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