1906
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1906 ink by John Marin, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a busy canal lined with tall, narrow buildings. People and horses move along the water’s edge, and trees frame the scene. The water reflects the buildings, but the whole image is drawn in quick, scratchy lines—no smooth colors, just black and white. The artist signed it "John Marin" in the corner, and the paper has some faint notes like "Canal Amsterdam." The rough lines make it feel like the artist worked fast, almost like a quick sketch. Try looking up etching to see how this technique works.
John Marin (December 23, 1870 – October 2, 1953) was an early American modernist visual artist. He is known for his abstract landscape paintings and watercolors.
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