Dust, Beersheba

1920

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image captures a group of horsemen riding through a dusty, open landscape. The horizon is placed lower in the composition, with undulating lines suggesting open fields or plains. The painting features expressive, sketch-like brushstrokes creating movement and energy, especially in the swirling dust around the riders. The color palette is dominated by monochromatic tones of beige and light brown against the darker forms of the figures and horses. The swirling dust cloud defines the action in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.9 × 43.1 cm (11 3/4 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6012

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 193, 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

Q65021752

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