Harbour Scene
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1945
Mediumpen ink and watercolour
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsOverall: Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 45.7 cm
AcquisitionH H Kynett Bequest, 1977.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG001525
Keywords
One of the watercolours was bought by his friend H.H. Kynett, who loved the way that James McBey had managed to capture the scene, writing of it, "almost do you smell the tang of the fish wharf, the aroma of the nets, the wet planks of the ice shute".
