Portrait of Martin Hardie, No. 2

1916

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image depicts a man with his upper body displayed up to his chest. The man is in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to the left. He has a mustache, a strong jawline, and a slightly furrowed brow. His hair is neatly combed back, revealing his forehead. The man is wearing a suit jacket over a collared shirt with a patterned tie. The background is plain with shading and texture for depth. The suit and tie have textured details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.51 × 18.89 cm (10 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.97 × 26.19 cm (13 3/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie & Carter 1997, no. 167

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Hardie, London, England; Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, 1951; Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • British Prints from the Bristow Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979, no. 23

Bibliography

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. 164, no. 167.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Trial V; lower right in black ink: James McBey; lower center margin in graphite: Trial V; lower left margin in graphite by unknown hand: Martin Hardie [underlined]; lower center margin in graphite by unknown hand: To Mr. & Mrs. Fowler. / With Christmas greetings, 1951. / M.H.; lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: Portrait of Martin Hardie, No. 2. 1916. / (M.H. 167)

Markings

stamped center left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

[unidentified]

Wikidata ID

Q77008755

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