James McBey. 1883-1959.
The Deserted Palace. 1928. Etching. Hardie/Carter 236. 8 1/2 x 10 (sheet 10 1/2 x 12 3/8). Edition 80, #53. A rich impression printed in bistre ink with plate tone on antique French blue-green laid paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $2,000.
Carter writes, "the lower part of a Venetian palace, with crumbling walls of brick and plaster, is reflected in a canal. Under two barred windows is a man in a gondola, and another man stands upright on a landing-stage by a small door-way."
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