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Floor Plan (recto), Figure sketch (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)
Floor Plan (recto), Figure sketch (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)
Floor Plan (recto), Figure sketch (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)

Floor Plan (recto), Figure sketch (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1936-1938
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper and pencil
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions12.9 × 17.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Family of James and Marguerite McBey
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008324.13
About MeSketch depicting what appears to be a floor plan of an unidentified location, 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.

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.
Building and Notes (recto), Two Figures & Calculations (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Building and Notes (recto), Two Figures & Calculations (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Dove (recto), Male Figure sketch (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Dove (recto), Male Figure sketch (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Dove (recto), Male Figure sketch with Colour Notes (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Dove (recto), Male Figure sketch with Colour Notes (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Seated Male Figure (recto), Female Figure (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Seated Male Figure (recto), Female Figure (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Wednesday Morning, from Casablanca 148 Kilometres (recto), Figure in a Doorway (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Wednesday Morning, from Casablanca 148 Kilometres (recto), Figure in a Doorway (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Male Head and Calculations (recto), Bowtie, Earrings, Notes and Calculations (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)
Male Head and Calculations (recto), Bowtie, Earrings, Notes and Calculations (verso)(Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Palm Tree (recto), Floorplan (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Palm Tree (recto), Floorplan (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Bird (recto), Barber (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Bird (recto), Barber (verso) (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Costings & Dimensions (recto), Floor Plan (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
Costings & Dimensions (recto), Floor Plan (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Landscape (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Landscape (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Floor Plan (recto) Door Hinge (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
Floor Plan (recto) Door Hinge (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Floor Plan (recto), Diagram (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
Floor Plan (recto), Diagram (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Crouched Male Figure (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Crouched Male Figure (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Figure Climbing Palm Tree (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Figure Climbing Palm Tree (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Male Figure Studies, Marrakesh December 1937 (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Male Figure Studies, Marrakesh December 1937 (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1937
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Figure Studies (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936-1938
Seated Male Figure, Tangier 26 May 1936 (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Seated Male Figure, Tangier 26 May 1936 (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1936
Figure Studies (recto & verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
Figure Studies (recto & verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Sketch (recto) Hinge or Screw Fitiing (verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
Sketch (recto) Hinge or Screw Fitiing (verso) (Sketchbook - Meknes & Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Sketch (recto) Entering Gate (verso) (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
Sketch (recto) Entering Gate (verso) (Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)
Marrakesh 16 January 1938, Very Hot Morning (Sketchbook - Morocco)
James McBey
1938
Sketch (recto), Figure studies (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
Sketch (recto), Figure studies (verso) (Sketchbook - Dar Ben Zina, Marrakesh)
James McBey
1936
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)
James McBey
1938