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Acrobats Marrakesh
Acrobats Marrakesh
Acrobats Marrakesh

Acrobats Marrakesh

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1936
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsOverall: Height: 81.5 cm, Width: 66 cm
Frame: Height: 107.5 cm, Width: 90.5 cm
AcquisitionMarguerite McBey Bequest, 2000.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 13
Object numberABDAG013733
Keywords
About MeJames McBey came across these two acrobats - a twelve-year-old boy and his younger sister - in the main market place of Marrakech - the Djemaâ El Fna.

McBey has transformed this subject into a painting that is both colourful and decorative, injecting it with bold colour and lively pattern. By cutting off the edges of the figures the onlooker is given the sense of being almost part of the action - this picture has an immediacy and vibrancy that captures perfectly the thrill of being in this exotic place.

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More About Me
The artist captures 2 acrobats performing for a crowd in Marrakesh. The bright colours of the oil painting help to illustrate the liveliness and excitement of the performance.
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