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Figure Studies (Sketchbook)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook)

Figure Studies (Sketchbook)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1925-1949
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper, ink and wash
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions14.5 x 12cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008325.6
About MeSketch drawn by James McBey depicting two figure studies which focus on the head and shoulders. It is kept within a sketchbook, along with a series of other related drawings.

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 sketch.
Figure Studies (Sketchbook)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook)
James McBey
1925-1949
Landscape (recto & verso) (Sketchbook)
Landscape (recto & verso) (Sketchbook)
James McBey
1925-1949
Landscape (Sketchbook)
Landscape (Sketchbook)
James McBey
1925-1949
List of Titles (recto), Figure on the Bow of a Boat (verso) (Sketchbook)
List of Titles (recto), Figure on the Bow of a Boat (verso) (Sketchbook)
James McBey
1925-1949
View from River Boat (recto), Figure Study (verso) Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
View from River Boat (recto), Figure Study (verso) Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1918
Luxor, 6.20 Tuesday (Sketchbook - War)
Luxor, 6.20 Tuesday (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1918
Luxor, Thursday (Sketchbook - War)
Luxor, Thursday (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1918
Image Not Available for Horses and Farmer (Sketchbook - USA)
Horses and Farmer (Sketchbook - USA)
James McBey
1940
Boat and Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
Boat and Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
c. 1917
River Scene with Boat (recto) Man sketching Pyramids from Boat (verso) (Sketchbook - War)
River Scene with Boat (recto) Man sketching Pyramids from Boat (verso) (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1918
recto: British Red Cross Boat, 13 October 1917, verso: Returning on Foot (Sketchbook - War)
recto: British Red Cross Boat, 13 October 1917, verso: Returning on Foot (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1917
Cityscape with Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
Cityscape with Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
James McBey
1925
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
James McBey
1925
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
James McBey
1925
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
Sailing Boats (Sketchbook - Venice)
James McBey
1925
Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
Landscape (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1917-1918
Figure Studies (recto & verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
Figure Studies (recto & verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Image Not Available for Skyline Drive Virginia Friday (Sketchbook - USA)
Skyline Drive Virginia Friday (Sketchbook - USA)
James McBey
1940
Image Not Available for Sketch - Strasburg and Ephrata Monday (Sketchbook - USA)
Sketch - Strasburg and Ephrata Monday (Sketchbook - USA)
James McBey
1940
Image Not Available for Longshoremen in Philadelphia (Sketchbook - USA)
Longshoremen in Philadelphia (Sketchbook - USA)
James McBey
1940
Image Not Available for Studies of Mother, Children, and Two Men (Sketchbook - USA)
Studies of Mother, Children, and Two Men (Sketchbook - USA)
James McBey
1944-1945
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - War)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - War)
James McBey
1918
Image Not Available for Figure Studies, Nantucket August 1943 (Sketchbook - Nantucket and Massachusetts)
Figure Studies, Nantucket August 1943 (Sketchbook - Nantucket and Massachusetts)
James McBey
1943