Sunset at Cattawade

1922/1923

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image shows a transition from detailed elements in the foreground to an expansive landscape in the distance. In the foreground, there are small boats along a shoreline leading to a row of buildings with sloping roofs. Beyond the buildings is a stone bridge with multiple arches crossing a waterway. The sky, filled with wispy clouds, takes up a large part of the scene. The color palette consists of varying intensities of black and sepia tones to create contrast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.3 × 33.9 cm (8 3/4 × 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.119

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 217, State published

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1925

  • Hardie, Martin. Etchings and Drypoints from 1902 to 1924 by James McBey. London: P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., 1925.

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

Q65076542

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