The doorway

The doorway

Item Information

Title:
The doorway
Title (alt.):
The doorway: Venice
Description:
The doorway of a palace on a side-canal at Venice. Above the door is a heavy balcony, and in front are two men in a loaded boat.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1925–1930
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Doors & doorways
Boats
Castles & palaces
Places:
Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Venice
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 21 x 16 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419129h
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title(s) from item or from accompanying material.
Hardie and Carter: H. 244
Additional information accompanying item: Additional vertical lines added to water in centre and left of foreground extending to bottom of plate.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from accompanying material.
Etched in 1925.
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 (3). Vertical lines of reflection are added on the water to left.
Identifier:
17_06_000542
W. 2969 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000194270