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9.25am Made on the 18 of March 1938 Leaving for England at 1pm (Sketchbook - Morocco)
9.25am Made on the 18 of March 1938 Leaving for England at 1pm (Sketchbook - Morocco)
9.25am Made on the 18 of March 1938 Leaving for England at 1pm (Sketchbook - Morocco)

9.25am Made on the 18 of March 1938 Leaving for England at 1pm (Sketchbook - Morocco)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1938
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper and pencil
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.6 × 12.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Family of James and Marguerite McBey
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008324.5
About MeSketch depicting a mountain road where parts have been annotated to indicate colour, drawn by James McBey. It is kept within a sketchbook used by McBey in Morocco from 1936 to 1938., along with a series of other related drawings, and has been annotated with the following;

"9.25am made on the 18 of March 1938 leaving for England at 1pm."

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.
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