A regatta on the Grand Canal

A regatta on the Grand Canal

Item Information

Title:
A regatta on the Grand Canal
Description:
A procession of boats, gaily decorated, is entering the Grand Canal, with the Campanile and the Doges' Palace in the background. On the left is the baroque poop of a boat with a flamboyant, carved female figure; on the right, another boat with a prow of two prancing horses.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1925–1930
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Regattas
Boats
Canals
Places:
Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Canal Grande
Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Venice
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 23 x 39 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p84191910
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 248
Additional information accompanying item:Added work on gondolier, figure and boat in lower left corner. Reflections and gondolas added along distant shore at centre 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 (2). Gondolas inserted. No. 2 is a dry proof in thip ink.
Identifier:
17_06_000576
W. 3005 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000194635