James McBey. 1883-1959.
Strange Signals. 1919. Etching. Hardie 186. 8 3/4 x 15 1/2 (sheet 10 1/4 x 16 3/4). Edition 76, #A7. Illustrated: Lumsden, The Art of Etching; Salaman: Modern Masters of Etching: McBey. A rich tonal impression printed on antique laid paper. Good original condition apart from scattered foxing and a dark line across the bottom sheet edge, well away from the image. The ink color suggests the desert sands. Signed and numbeted in ink. $9,500.
Hardie writes, "Two guides in front of the Camel Patrol are riding across the desert side by side, gazing fixedly ahead. (In the distant mirage had appeared the passing semblance of smoke signals."
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