Inside Front Cover (Sketchbook - Venice)
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1925
Object NameSketch
Mediumpaper, ink and card
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsOpen: 13.1 x 36.8cm
Closed: 13.5 x 18.2cm
Closed: 13.5 x 18.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1960 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003060.1
About MeSketchbook used by James McBey during his time in Venice in 1925, when he housed himself in an old palace on the Grand Canal. It has a cloth covered card cover, and elastic to hold the book closed. These inside pages have a sticker from the manufacturer, Lechertier Barbe, Ltd, and a series of figure studies.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.
