New York Fantasy — Fine Art

Across the room, New York Fantasy - 1912 reads as a cluster of buildings and quick strokes of watercolour and pencil. Up close, you see the wet washes and dry pencil lines that John Marin layered to build a busy city scene.

A white frame gives the picture a clean edge on the wall and keeps the busy marks from feeling crowded. A dark wood frame sets a firmer line against the soft washes in this fine art print.

On a study wall near a desk, the city forms pull back and the pencil traces stay sharp. From the doorway, the dark shapes hold the wall, and from the chair you notice the small dry marks on the paper.