North East Harbour, Maine

James McBey

1944

  • Titles North East Harbour, Maine (Proper)
  • Artist James McBey, Scotland, 1883 - 1959
  • Medium etching and drypoint
  • Dimensions sheet: 9 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (23.5 × 39.1 cm) plate: 6 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (17.5 × 35.2 cm) mat: 16 × 22 in. (40.6 × 55.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1953.121
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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In an oval format: in the center, in highest relief, Saint Anthony of Padua kneels on clouds, with his left hand placed on the open book before him and his right pressed over his heart. He gazes above him at the Christ Child. Incised rays radiate from the Child. Below Anthony's book are lilies, and two cherubim. In front of Anthony, in lower relief, is a half-length St. Peter holding two keys in his left hand. Behind Anthony, also in low relief, is St. Lawrence with both hands resting on the gridiron in front of him.
Artist James Whistler is shown here in a bust portait wearing a large brimmed hat.
A botanical print depicting a plant with orange flowers and multiple spikey leaves. In the upper left and right are smaller depictions of two different plants with blue flowers and multiple long, smooth leaves.
A group of ducks gather around a ripple in a body of water. Lush trees populate the bank.