Margot as Lopokova

1920

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

This is a drawing of a dance lesson scene. The drawing features sketched lines of two figures, one adjusting the attire of another wearing a ruffled tutu. The background shows an interior with windows and drapes. Textures and shading techniques are used to give depth and emphasis to the clothing and hair of the figures, creating a soft and ethereal atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.16 × 21.27 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.6.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie & Carter 1997, no. 189

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, no. 189.

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. 186, no. 189.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: McBey 14 February 1920; lower left in black ink: A7.; lower right in black ink: James McBey

Wikidata ID

Q64958820

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