A Deserted Oasis
Print
1919 (printed)
1919 (printed)
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Etching and drypoint depicting an oasis at Sinai in Egypt with Bedouin people, near the border of Palestine, during the period of WWI. Signed and dated 'James McBey Sinai July 1917-1919'. Signed in ink 'James McBey' and numbered in ink 'VII'.
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Title | A Deserted Oasis (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint |
Brief description | Etching and drypoint by James McBey entitled 'A Deserted Oasis'. British School, 1919. |
Physical description | Etching and drypoint depicting an oasis at Sinai in Egypt with Bedouin people, near the border of Palestine, during the period of WWI. Signed and dated 'James McBey Sinai July 1917-1919'. Signed in ink 'James McBey' and numbered in ink 'VII'. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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Accession number | SP.394 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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