Landscape with Farm House and Hay Bales (recto), landscape, just beyond white wood (verso) (Sketchbook - USA)
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1940
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions12.5 × 19cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008329.11
About MeSketch depicting a landscape with a farmhouse and hay bales, drawn by James McBey. It is kept within a sketchbook used by McBey to sketch areas of the United States of America, particularly New York, in 1940, 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.
