Untitled

Untitled

John Marin

1924

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a busy city street with tall buildings leaning at odd angles. A bridge cuts across the middle, and people or horses (hard to tell) move in a blur below. The lines are loose and wobbly, like quick scribbles—no smooth shapes here. The artist used a sharp tool to scratch into the metal plate, leaving dark lines where the ink stayed. That’s how the whole image pops up when printed. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this make prints.

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