Ranchos de Taos

Ranchos de Taos

Item Information

Title:
Ranchos de Taos
Description:
A stony road, with trees on the left and an orchard on the right, leads across a bridge to Ranchos de Taos in New Mexico. The township, with church in the centre, stands out against the dark background of the Rockies. Two women and a child seated above the stream to the right of the road.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1944
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Landscape prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Rural areas
Mountains
Dirt roads
Places:
Taos (county) > Ranchos de Taos
Rocky Mountains
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 18 x 33 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8418z51f
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: C. 284
Additional information accompanying item: Part of sky in centre of plate scraped out and contours of snow-clad peaks slightly altered. Transept of church enlarged.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. "The etchings and drypoints of James McBey (1883-1959)." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Trial proof (7). Part of sky in the centre taken out and the contours of snow-clad peaks slightly altered.
Identifier:
17_06_000867
Barcode:
36666000004156