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James McBey
Barcarolle.

1926

$9,000
$13,50033% Off
£6,911.61
£10,367.4233% Off
€7,920.62
€11,880.9433% Off
CA$12,669.78
CA$19,004.6733% Off
A$14,192.95
A$21,289.4333% Off
CHF 7,395.82
CHF 11,093.7333% Off
MX$173,124.70
MX$259,687.0533% Off
NOK 93,983.92
NOK 140,975.8833% Off
SEK 88,620.14
SEK 132,930.2133% Off
DKK 59,117.36
DKK 88,676.0533% Off

About the Item

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 and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940, p. 98. An extremely rich impression with subtle tonal wiping, printed on pale blue-toned laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. Housed in an archival French mat and a 20 3/4 x 14 3/4-inch gold leaf frame. Price upon request This is one of McBey's most famous Venetian subjects. Carter writes, "On a moonlit night, a gondola glides round the curve of a canal between palaces. The gondolier sings his barcarolle." ............................................................................................................. 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, and 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.
  • Creator:
    James McBey (1883 - 1959, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1926
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.75 in (52.71 cm)Width: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Storrs, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU33523027933

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