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Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)

Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1938
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper and ink
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 numberABDAG008324.8
About MeSketch depicting a female figure and three goats, 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. McBey has annotated the sketch with the following;

"at Marrakesh 16 Jan 1938 very hot morning."

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.
Tower (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Goat (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938