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Image Not Available for Wonderful Prices for a Living Etcher's Work: Fine Examples of the Art of James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Wonderful Prices for a Living Etcher's Work: Fine Examples of the Art of James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Wonderful Prices for a Living Etcher's Work: Fine Examples of the Art of James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Wonderful Prices for a Living Etcher's Work: Fine Examples of the Art of James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Publisher
Date1926
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions37.4 x 26.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.146
About MeArticle taken from the Illustrated London News, dated 13 February 1926, titled "Wonderful Prices for a Living Etcher's Work: Fine Examples of the Art of James McBey." Along with the text there are a series of images depicting examples of McBey's etchings and the prices they fetched at auction.

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.
Image Not Available for A Great Etcher's Vision of Venice: New Work by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
A Great Etcher's Vision of Venice: New Work by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1930
Image Not Available for The Most Representative Examples of British Portrait Painting (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Most Representative Examples of British Portrait Painting (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1925
Image Not Available for Dipped in Gall: Famous Examples of the Art of the Rude Letter-Writing (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Dipped in Gall: Famous Examples of the Art of the Rude Letter-Writing (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1926
Image Not Available for James McBey, Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey, Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1944
Image Not Available for McBey Likes Needle Better: Trading Ideas with Scotch Portrait Painter and Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
McBey Likes Needle Better: Trading Ideas with Scotch Portrait Painter and Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1929
Image Not Available for Obituary, Mr James McBey: Etcher and Painter in Oils (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Obituary, Mr James McBey: Etcher and Painter in Oils (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1959
Image Not Available for James McBey, 75, Painter, Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey, 75, Painter, Etcher (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1959
Image Not Available for A Chat to the Print Lover (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
A Chat to the Print Lover (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for The Home Forum: From my Library Walls (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Home Forum: From my Library Walls (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1945
Image Not Available for Article and Photograph Related to Portrait of R. B. Cunninghame Graham by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Article and Photograph Related to Portrait of R. B. Cunninghame Graham by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1934
Image Not Available for James McBey Portraits Here on Exhibition by Marguerite B. WIlliams (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey Portraits Here on Exhibition by Marguerite B. WIlliams (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1920
Image Not Available for How I Began by James McBey (Famous Artist) (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
How I Began by James McBey (Famous Artist) (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for Cuttings from The New York Herald Tribune, 7 February 1932 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cuttings from The New York Herald Tribune, 7 February 1932 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1932
Image Not Available for Drawings by James McBey: Official Artist in Palestine by Macolm C. Salaman (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Drawings by James McBey: Official Artist in Palestine by Macolm C. Salaman (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1919
Image Not Available for First Look at the International Exhibition of Engraving (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
First Look at the International Exhibition of Engraving (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930s
Image Not Available for Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930s
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, January 5 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, January 5 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, Sunday 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, Sunday 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 25 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 25 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 29 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 29 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 11 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 11 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931