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Woman in Profile (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
Woman in Profile (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
Woman in Profile (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)

Woman in Profile (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1936
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper and pencil
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.5 x 12.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008323.27
About MeSketch depicting a woman in profile with a decorative head piece, where parts have been annotated to indicate colour, drawn by James McBey when in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1936. 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.