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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Approach to the Bridge

ArtistJohn Marin(1872-1953)
Date1931
MediumEtching
Dimensions17 3/16 x 20 1/8 x 7/8 in. (43.7 x 51.1 x 2.2 cm)
Signedl.r., in plate: Marin 31 l.l., in pencil: John Marin
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPrint
ProvenanceArtist; to Alfred Stieglitz, New York, NY; by bequest to Georgia O’Keeffe (his wife), New York, NY, 1946; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 1949; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, as co-owners, 2012
On ViewNo
Approach to the Bridge17.2 × 20.1 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 47× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.