The crucifix, Boulogne
Item Information
- Title:
- The crucifix, Boulogne
- Description:
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On the left, the high ground rising above the harbour and Quai Gambetta, with the crucifix of the fishermen's chapel standing out against white cumulus clouds. To the right, quays, shipping, houses, and the slopes that rise towards Le Portel.
- Artist:
- McBey, James, 1883-1959
- Name on Item:
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James McBey
- Date:
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1916
- 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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Cliffs
Crucifixes
Cities & towns
- Places:
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France > Hauts-de-France (region) > Boulogne
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; plate mark 16 x 21 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419c912
- 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. 168
Additional information accompanying item: From the artist's personal collection.
- Notes (date):
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Date from catalogue raisonné.
Etched in 1916.
- Notes (citation):
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Hardie, Martin. Etchings and drypoints from 1902 to 1924 by James McBey (London: P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., 1925) [MB].
- Notes (object):
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Trial proof (1). These three proofs before the signature, were to test varieties in inking and printing. One shows considerable traces of "foul biting" in the open space to the left. This was cleaned out, in printing, in the other proofs and in the published edition.
- Identifier:
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17_06_000686
W. 796 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000007498
