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A Deserted Oasis

A work made of drypoint in black on ivory laid paper.

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  • A work made of drypoint in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1919

Artist:

James McBey
American, born Scotland, 1883-1959

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McBey

Title

A Deserted Oasis

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1919

Medium

Drypoint in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 15.8 × 26.5 cm (6 1/4 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 20.1 × 31.7 cm (7 15/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1591

Extended information about this artwork

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