The Pianist

1920

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image depicts three individuals indoors in a sketched or etched style. The person on the left is standing with short tousled hair, facing slightly towards the other two. The second person is seated, with short hair, leaning back. The third person is seated at a grand piano, facing left and playing. The person at the piano wears a dark loose-fitting garment, while the standing person wears a patterned top. There is a decorative lamp on the piano and framed pictures or sketches on the wall in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.2 × 43.1 cm (11 1/2 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6009

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 190, State TP 6

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

Q65021740

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