Name: Margot as Lopokova.
Brand: James McBey
Rating: 5 (130 reviews)

Margot as Lopokova.

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Margot as Lopokova. 1920. Drypoint. Hardie 189. 11 15/16 x 8 3/8 (sheet 14 x 10 7/16). Edition 76, #40. A fine impression on laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. Hardie writes, "Margot, the twelve-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Murray, in a fancy dress made to resemble that of Lopokova, the Russian dancer, stands with head slightly bent forward and arms at sides. On the left, her mother is sitting with arms outstretched altering the fop flounce of the dress." 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, beginning a long association with North Africa. McBey enlisted in the military in 1916. His pictures of the Somme led to his appointment as an Official War Artist. In 1917 he was sent to Egypt where he completed some 300 watercolors of the campaign in Egypt and Palestine. v McBey visited America in 1929, where he met Marguerite Loeb in Philadelphia. The two married in 1930 and, together, they settled in the region of North Africa, buying a house in Tangier and another in Marrakesh. McBey lived in America during World War II and was even able to find some work, but in 1946 they returned to Tangier where McBey continued to work until his death in 1959. His etchings are varied in subject, but all show his excellent draughtmanship and his sense of light. He was particularly good at depicting the North African desert, water scenes and cities such as New York, Venice and Rotterdam.

Creator:
James McBey (1883 - 1959, British)
Creation Year:
1920
Dimensions:
Height: 11.94 in (30.33 cm)Width: 8.38 in (21.29 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Medium:
Etching
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
1920-1929
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Storrs, CT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU335211226842

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