Brooklyn Bridge, No. 6 (Swaying)

Description

After a stay in Europe under Alfred Stieglitz's patronage, Marin set up his etching press at his home in New Jersey, traveling frequently to and from New York City. Inspired by the city's growth, Marin created a series of etchings that includes seven views of the Brooklyn Bridge and four of the Woolworth Building. This print and five others made between 1913 and 1915 were occasionally sold as a set under the title Six New York Etchings. All of the New York etchings were exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz's gallery 291.

Provenance

Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), New York; Stieglitz Estate (Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), executor); given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.

Brooklyn Bridge, No. 6 (Swaying)

John Marin

1913

Accession Number

66983

Medium

Etching with plate tone on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 27.6 × 22.7 cm (10 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 43 × 35.3 cm (16 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection