Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Eneas Mackay to James McBey
Correspondence from Eneas Mackay to James McBey
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Eneas Mackay to James McBey

Correspondence from Eneas Mackay to James McBey

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Associated (Employee of Goupil & Co.)
Date1912
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions25.3 x 20.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009090.33
Keywords
About MeTyped correspondence from Eneas Mackay to James McBey, dated 31 May 1912. The letter is regarding a letter Mackay had sent to a number of clients requesting an order for two "specimens" of McBey's etchings. Towards the end of the typed correspondence, there is a handwritten addition regarding "Obach".

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this letter.