James McBey. 1883-1959.
A Regatta on the Grand Canal. 1930. Drypoint. Hardie/Carter 248. 8 7/8 x 15 3/8 (Sheet 13 3/16 x 19 3/8). Edition 80, #5. A fine impression on cream-colored wove paper with full margins. Signed and numbered in ink. $1,350.
Carter writes, "A procession of boats, gaily decorated, is etering the Grand Canal, with the Campanile and the Doges' Palace in the background. Onthe left is the baroque poop of a boat with a flamboyant, carved femail figure; on the right, another boat with a prow of two prancing horses."
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