El Marrakeshia
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1936
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 79.1 cm, Width: 65.2 cm
Frame: Height: 98.7 cm, Width: 85.9 cm
Frame: Height: 98.7 cm, Width: 85.9 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1960 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG001447
About MeJames McBey painted the prostitutes of Marrakech as iconic figures; enthroned on sumptuous fabrics, bejewelled and bewitching.James Cassie
Sylvia Gosse
Henryk Gotlib
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst