Sketch for the "Farewell to Venice"

Sketch for the "Farewell to Venice"

Item Information

Title:
Sketch for the "Farewell to Venice"
Description:
On a quiet autumn afternoon a gondola is making its way across the calm lagoon towards Venice, whose domes and campaniles rise faintly from the water on the distant horizon.
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:
Gondolas
Gondoliers
Lakes & ponds
Places:
Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Venice
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 23 x 45 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419f51h
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 255
Notes (date):
Date from item or from accompanying material.
Etched in 1925.
Notes (citation):
Hardie, Martin, Charles Carter. The etchings and drypoints of James McBey 1st ed. (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy, 1991).
Notes (object):
One trial proof only. No published state. The subject is the same as in the following plate, but the plate is smaller.
Identifier:
17_06_000628
W. 3220 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000007308