JOHN MARIN

Woolworth Building (The Dance) (Z. 116)

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JOHN MARIN
Woolworth Building (The Dance) (Z. 116)
etching and drypoint, 1913, on laid paper, a fine impression of this rare print, the contrasts clear and with touches of burr on the drypoint, second (final) state, signed in pencil, from the edition of about 30, trimmed just inside the platemark but retaining nearly one inch of the border all around the image, several tiny, very unobtrusive stains in the image, the palest mat staining in the border, remains of old glue at the reverse of the top corners where previously tipped to the support sheet (as issued), otherwise in good condition
S. 12 11/16 x 10 1/4in. (329 x 260mm.)

拍品專文

Woolworth Building (The Dance) is generally considered to be the key image in the series Six New York Etchings created by Marin between 1913 and 1915 under the sponsorship of Alfred Stieglitz and his gallery at 291 Madison Avenue. This etching embodies Marin's fascination with the dynamism of modern life and his "desire to express...those influences which play with one another; great masses pulling smaller masses, each subject to some degree to the other's power."