The Written Sea

1952

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 55.88 x 71.12 cm (22 x 28 in.) framed: 68.58 x 83.82 x 3.81 cm (27 x 33 x 1 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 2009.12.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Written Sea — John Marin. 1952.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 55.88 x 71.12 cm (22 x 28 in.) framed: 68.58 x 83.82 x 3.81 cm (27 x 33 x 1 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2009.12.1. Gift of Deborah and Ed Shein.

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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