Surrey Downs

1915

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image shows a pastoral landscape with a low horizon line, detailed land, expansive sky with faint outlines of hills or fields in the distance. The sky has light, sketchy linework representing scattered clouds. The color palette is warm and monochromatic with shades of brown on a creamy background. In the foreground, there is a shepherd with a flock of sheep and a nearby stack of hay or barn structure depicted in fine lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.7 × 29.9 cm (9 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5982

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 160, 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

Q65021680

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