Self Portrait (Early Photographs & Sketches)
Datec.1901
Mediumink sketch
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions20.4 x 14.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008301.87
About MeThis ink sketch is undated but presumed to be slightly later than the three other early self portraits (ABDAG008301.84, ABDAG008301.85 and ABDAG008301.86), which puts its creation some time around late 1901 or thereafter. It is freer than the first three, with a looser and more expressive use of line, especially in the jacket lapels and arms, albeit retaining an etching-like precision in the handling of the facial contours.
