Grey Sea

1938

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm (22 x 28 x 3/4 in.) framed: 72.4 x 87.4 x 5.7 cm (28 1/2 x 34 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1987.19.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Grey Sea — John Marin. 1938.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm (22 x 28 x 3/4 in.) framed: 72.4 x 87.4 x 5.7 cm (28 1/2 x 34 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1987.19.1. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Marin, Jr..

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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