JAMES MCBEY (SCOTTISH 1883-1959) §
STRANGE SIGNALS
£2,268
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: Evening Sale: 08 June 2023 | From 18:00
Description
Signed and numbered XVIII in pen to margin, etching, from a numbered edition of 76 plus three additional proofs
Dimensions
23cm x 39.5cm (9in x 15.5in)
Provenance
Literature: Martin Hardie, Etchings and Dry Points from 1902-1924 by James McBey, P.& D. Colnalghi & Co. Ltd, London, 1925, no.186
Footnote
Note: During World War One McBey initially was sent to Rouen with the Army Printing and Stationery Office, but in 1917 was appointed an official war artist, and was commissioned with an Expeditionary Force to the Middle East. During a reconnaissance in the Sinai Desert he produced a celebrated series of etchings, including Strange Signals, which capture the heat of the climate and the intrepid nature of the explorers.