James McBey. 1883-1959
East River, Sunset. 1934. Etching. Hardie/Carter 270. 8 1/8 x 13 3/4 (sheet 11 1/8 x 15 7/8). Edition 80, #16. A rich impression with subtle tonal wiping, printed on cream wove paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $1,500.
Carter writes, "Sunset over the East River, seen from the Williamsburg Bridge, with Brooklyn on the left and New York on the right, joined by the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
McBey became a US citizen in 1942; and during WWII he lived between Philadelphia and New York where he rented a studio at MacDougal Alley - a favorite of many artists at the time.
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