Spring, 1917

Spring, 1917

Item Information

Title:
Spring, 1917
Description:
Late February, 1917; and the trees of Trones Wood, which should be bursting with new life, stand gaunt and bare, stripped naked by shell-fire. In the centre and on the right are indications of abandoned trenches.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1917
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
War
Battlefields
Dead trees
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
World War, 1914-1918
Places:
Picardy (region)
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 21 x 34 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419085n
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 177
Additional information accompanying item: One of the Western Front Set. The head of the dead German seen in #1 burnished and scarcely apparent. The trees are reinforced by drypoint. More work on their roots and shadows.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Etched in 1917.
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 (2). The head considerably burnished and scarcely apparent. The trees are reinforced by drypoint; shadows and more work added at their roots.
Identifier:
17_06_000723
W. 1775 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000008843