The Somme Front

1917

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image depicts a desolate landscape with a low horizon line, featuring sparse, bare trees. The style includes rough brushstrokes in black ink on an off-white background, creating a monochromatic color palette dominated by black and grey. Indistinct dark shapes near the viewer suggest debris, while minimal vegetation in the distance adds to the bleak atmosphere.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.7 × 43.7 cm (9 5/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5993

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 174, 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

Q65021707

You may be interested in

Loading Results