James McBey. Art
British, 1883-1959
Born in Aberdeenshire, James McBey was a self-taught artist and etcher, best known for his prints, which coincided with an etching revival in the 20th century. After training himself in various techniques, in 1911 he gained an exhibition opportunity at the Goupil Gallery, London. From this point on his prints were published in London and Glasgow. During the First World War McBey was appointed official war artist to the Palestine Expeditionary Force. McBey's work is held in a variety of galleries across the UK and beyond, with Aberdeen Art Gallery holding the vast majority.to
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Artist: James McBey.
Rio della Misericordia, Venice.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Rio della Misericordia. October 1924. Watercolor. 14 x 8 3/4. McBey did a striking nocturnal view of the bridge in his 1926 drypoint, The Bridge by Night Carter 232. Signed and dated, lower right; titled verso. Housed in a French mat and a 22 x 16 1/2-inch gold leaf frame.
The Rio Della Misericordia ( from the Venetian to the Misericordia Canal ) is a canal from Venice in the sestiere of Cannaregio, Contrada San Marzillan in Italy.
The river runs along the old Servite convent. The canal is crossed by two bridges, from east to west:
the San Marziale spawning linking the campo of the same name with the Fondamenta de la Misericordia and
the dei dei Servi or Betania linking the Mensa di Betania to the Fondamenta de la Misericordia .
Born in Newburgh near Aberdeen, James McBey attended evening classes at Graydon's School of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen. He moved to London to prepare for a one-man show at Goupil's Gallery, and shortly after this highly successful first show, he traveled to Morocco with James Kerr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
A Fierce Bull
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
A Fierce Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 108. 5 3/8 x 8 (sheet 8 5/16 x 11 7/8). Edition 8. An exceptional impression with rich drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. A proof of t...
Category
1910s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
The Matador.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
The Matador. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 109. 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 7 7/8 x 12). Edition 15. A few scattered foxing marks and slight mat line; otherwise fine o...
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1910s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
France at her Furnaces
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
1917. Etching. Hardie 175. 8 x 15 (sheet 10 1/8 x 16 15/16). Edition 76. Slight mat line; otherwise excellent condition. A rich impression printed on antique laid paper with full m...
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1910s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
The Picador Incites the Bull.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
The Picador Incites the Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 104. 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 1/4 x 11 7/8). Edition 30, #5. Slight mat line, 1 hinge stain in the lower margin, well outside the i...
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1910s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint
Barcarolle.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Barcarolle. 1926. Etching. Carter 233. 14 7/8 x 8 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 10 1/4). Edition 80, #xxv. Print Collector's Quarterly 24 (1938): 428; Eric Denker, Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth...
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1920s Impressionist James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Gravesend
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Gravesend. August 1928. Ink and watercolor on paper. 13 1/2 x 21. Signed and dated in ink, lower left; and titled in ink, verso. Housed in a 24 1/2 x 31-inch Whistler-style gold frame.
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex, about 15 miles southeast of London.
Born in Newburgh near Aberdeen, James McBey attended evening classes at Graydon's School of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen. He moved to London to prepare for a one-man show at Goupil's Gallery, and shortly after this highly successful first show, he traveled to Morocco with James Kerr Lawson...
Category
20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Passing Gondola
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
The Passing Gondola. c. 1926. Etching. Edition 80, #18. Hardie/Carter 230. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 (sheet 11 1/4 x 13). Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1927. Printed on antique wove pap...
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1920s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Thunderstorm Over Boston
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Thunderstorm over Boston. July 14, 1930. Ink and watercolor on paper. 10 5/8 x 17 5/8 (sheet 12 x 19 1/4). Signed and dated and titled in ink, lower right; titled verso and annotated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
A Gale at Port Errol
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
A Gale at Port Errol. 1923. Etching. Hardie 215, #46. 13 x 8 3/4 (sheet 16 7 /8 x 11 1/2). Edition 76. #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1923. A rich...
Category
1930s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
The Doorway.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Hardie/Carter 244. 8 1/16 x 6 3/8 (sheet 10 1/4 x 8 1/4). Edition 80, #52. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; ; Eric Denker, Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth ...
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Early 20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
A Mirage
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
A Mirage. 1928. Etching. Hardie 238. 11 13/16 x 14 3/8 (sheet 12 3/16 x 18 3/4). Edition 76, #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1928 and 1938; Holmes, Etchings of Today. A ri...
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1920s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
A Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice]
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
A Regatta on the Grand Canal. 1930. Drypoint. Hardie/Carter 248. 8 7/8 x 15 3/8 sSheet 13 3/16 x 19 3/8). Edition 80, #5. A fine impression on cream-colored wove paper with full margins. Signed and numbered in ink. Housed in an 18 x20-inch archival mat.
Carter writes, "A procession of boats, gaily decorated, is entering the Grand Canal, with the Campanile and the Doges' Palace in the background. On the left is the baroque poop of a boat with a flamboyant, carved female figure; on the right, another boat with a prow of two prancing horses."
Born in Newburgh near Aberdeen, James McBey attended evening classes at Graydon's School of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen. He moved to London to prepare for a one-man show at Goupil's Gallery, and shortly after this highly successful first show, he traveled to Morocco with James Kerr Lawson...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Etching
The Deserted Palace.
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
The Deserted Palace. 1928. Etching. Hardie/Carter 236. 8 1/2 x 10 (sheet 10 1/2 x 12 3/8). Edition 80, #53. A rich impression printed in bistre ink with pl...
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1920s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Etching
Distant Salute (Venice)
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
1925. Etching. Hardie/Carter 250. 7 x 15 (sheet 11 3/8 x 18 1/8). Edition 80, #28. Signed and numbered in ink. A fine impression with plate tone, printed on antique cream-colored wo...
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Early 20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Etching
Lion Brewery
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
Lion Brewery. 1914. Etching. Hardie 149. 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 (sheet 13 5/8 x 10 1/8). Edition 50, #7. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching. A fine impression of this scarce pri...
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1910s Modern James McBey. Art
Materials
Etching
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Ras-El-Ain.
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Located in Storrs, CT
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Early 20th Century Modern James McBey. Art
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September Sunset.
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Located in Storrs, CT
September Sunset. 1928. Etching. Hardie/Carter 241. 8 7/8 x 17 3/4 (sheet 12 1/4 X 20 7/16). Edition 80, #50. A rich impression with subtle tonal wiping. Printed on white laid paper...
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