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Image Not Available for Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1934
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.5 x 17.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.45
About MeCutting taken from a March 1934 issue of The Artist, depicting an image of "Port of St. Tropez" by John Platt.

The cutting is kept within a portfolio of articles and cuttings that belonged to James McBey, which he kept because they were of interest.

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 cutting.