Palestine ("Blue Bonnets o'er the Border")

1920

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image shows a group of soldiers standing near a tall stone structure with a barren landscape in the background. The soldiers are wearing military attire, including some playing bagpipes. There is a standing stone on the left side of the composition. The drawing uses rough, sketchy lines to depict the soldiers and the landscape. The landscape appears flat, suggesting an open desert expanse without any details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.8 × 38 cm (10 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6011

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 192, 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

Q65021750

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