Point Law, Aberdeen
Item Information
- Title:
- Point Law, Aberdeen
- Description:
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A group of fishing smacks moored beside a wooden wharf, the edge of which runs to the lower left corner of the plate. In the distance, to right, a tall chimney.
- Artist:
- McBey, James, 1883-1959
- Name on Item:
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James McBey
- Date:
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1902
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Piers & wharves
Fishing boats
- Places:
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Scotland > Aberdeen (county) > Aberdeen
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; plate mark 10 x 14 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419919x
- Terms of Use:
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Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 1
Additional information accompanying item: Signed J.McBey 1902. The actual etching is enclosed within 6mm. from the edge of the plate. "From the Aberdeen Public Library I borrowed Maxine Lalanne's 'Treatise on Etching.' and I felt that if only I had the tools I could express myself. From a plumber I bought a sheet of copper, polished and grounded it with wax. I set out for 'Point Law' jetty and choosing a secluded corner, drew in the subject with a darning needle. After biting with nitric acid, the printing presented a difficulty. I had no press and the purchase of one was impossible with my limited means. Finally, after many experiments, I at last got a print of sorts by passing the plate and paper through a domestic wooden-rollered mangle, using as a travelling plank a square of linoleum. This impression was so printed." - James McBey.
- Notes (date):
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Date from catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. "The etchings and drypoints of James McBey (1883-1959)." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, San Francisco.
- Notes (object):
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Edition of 12 proofs.
McBey's first plate.
- Identifier:
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17_06_000001
W. 1249 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000190773
