The Critic (Portrait of Duncan MacDonald)

1924

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image shows a person standing in a room. The person is facing slightly to the right with their hands on their hips, legs apart. They appear to be looking towards the windows. Their facial features are loosely sketched with a short, slightly messy hairstyle. The person is wearing a loosely structured suit. In the room, there is an easel on the left, art supplies including brushes, and some furniture like tables. The background indicates a large studio or room with expansive windows reaching from the floor to nearly the ceiling.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.8 × 28.7 cm (18 1/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6041

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Carter 1962, no. 224, State ii/ii published

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Carter, Charles. Etchings and Drypoints from 1924 by James McBey. Aberdeen: Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1962.

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

Q65021783

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