The Moonlight Attack, Jelil

1920

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

This is a drawing of soldiers in a trench. The scene is depicted in a monochrome, sketch-like style that uses fine lines and shading to show a line of soldiers with helmets crouched or lying in a trench. The landscape is depicted with rough, scratchy lines that suggest a barren, war-torn environment. In the foreground, the lines are more defined and the shapes of the soldiers are more discernible, with their helmets and uniform details suggested through the subtle use of light and shadow. The rest of the drawing fades into a lighter, more ambiguous background, giving a sense of the vastness and desolation of the setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.8 × 48.1 cm (12 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6016

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1925, no. 200, 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

Q65021757

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