Molo

1925

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image shows a top-down view of a busy city scene. In the background, there is a domed cathedral-like structure surrounded by buildings and ships on the right. The skyline is filled with masts and structures. The artwork appears to be a detailed etching or drawing in a monochromatic color palette of sepia or brown. In the foreground, multiple small boats are lined up next to each other with people nearby. Further back, more figures are scattered, leading the eye to gondolas and small vessels in the water in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.5 × 30 cm (15 3/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Carter 1962, no. 239, State published

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1962

  • Carter, Charles. Etchings and Drypoints from 1924 by James McBey. Aberdeen: Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1962.

1997

  • Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. The Etchings and Dry-Points of James McBey (1883-1959). San Francisco, California: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, p.

Wikidata ID

Q65076498

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