Reginald Marsh
American, 1898-1954
Two Experts, Tattoo
INV-5293
Reginald Marsh
American, 1898-19541944
Two Experts, Tattoo
Reginald Marsh American, 1898-1954 →watercolordrawings (visual works)
Date
1944
Medium
Brush and black and gray wash, with watercolor, over black crayon and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
57.8 × 78.7 cm (22 13/16 × 31 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Olivia Shaler Swan Memorial Collection
New York City provided Reginald Marsh with ready subjects for his work as an artist and freelance illustrator. A draftsman at heart, he first used watercolor in the 1920s and returned to it in 1939, stating that “watercolors give clarity and allow for better drawing.” In this example, he drew with black crayon and graphite, and then applied the watercolor with thin, transparent washes of black and gray, carefully allowing them to pool and dry in untidy clouds that emphasize the dirty, grimy realism of his landscape.
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