Art Funded
Collection of etchings and drypoints
© The estate of James and Marguerite McBey
James McBey (1883 - 1959)
School of Art Gallery and Museum
1910-1925
A representative survey of the artist's finest, most popular images including 8 etchings and 7 drypoints. The etched plates of Venice arguably represent the pinnacle of McBey's career as a printmaker, where his economy of line, impressionistic treatment of surface, and dramatic effects of light are at their best. Also included are works from Boulogne during the First World War and two works from his period as official artist to the Palestine Expeditionary Front.
- Medium: etching; drypoint
- Dimensions: 18 x 11.7cm to 22.6 x 39.1cm
- Art Fund Grant: £1750 ( Total: £7,000)
- ArtFunded in: 2005
- Vendor: Through Garton & Co.
Provenance
Professor Cecil Y Lang; by descent.
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