Lessing J. Rosenwald

1930

James McBey

Associated Names
James McBey

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1959

The image is an etching depicting a man in a head and shoulders portrait. The man faces slightly to the right in a three-quarter view. He has round facial features, wears glasses with round frames, and has short, combed hair. The man is depicted wearing a suit, with a notched lapel jacket, shirt, and tie. The details of the clothing are minimal and partially unfinished. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain. The etching is signed in the bottom left corner with information indicating it was created by McBey in Philadelphia in December 1930, with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.6 × 24.7 cm (13 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6065

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Carter 1962, no. 266, State final


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

Q65021808

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