Description
In Cathedral, Rouen, Marin evoked the grandeur of the massive church less through an elaboration of architectural detail than through the piling up of vertical lines, harnessing the energy of the towers’ skyward thrust.
Accession Number
67012
Medium
Etching, selectively wiped, on ivory Japanese paper
Dimensions
Plate: 25 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 39.4 × 29.8 cm (15 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Credit Line
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
