James McBey
The Banderillas [MH 107]
About this artwork
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title:The Banderillas [MH 107]
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accession number:GMA 417
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materials:Drypoint on paper (no. 19)
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date created:Dated 1911
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measurements:15.00 x 20.20 cm (paper 18.00 x 23.20 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Mr George Liston-Foulis 1958
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copyright:© The family of James and Marguerite McBey
James McBey
James McBey
Self-taught as an artist, McBey was born in Newburgh near Aberdeen. He worked as a bank clerk from the age of fifteen, learning about art from books. After reading about etching, he became interested in printmaking, producing his first prints using a domestic mangle and building his own printing press.…