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James McBey
Study for The Wreck of the Sussex, 1916
Despite the initial wartime restriction that barred sketching in public for security reasons, McBey covertly documented the wreckage several times. After sketching in the palms of his hands and clothes pockets, McBey returned to his barracks to develop the composition. On this small scrap of paper, McBey established the graphic contrast between the clear sky and the shadows of the ship's hollow found in the finished print. |