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Lot 795

Marguerite Loeb McBey Sketchbooks

Estimate: $200 - $400

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(Pennsylvania/Tangier/London, 1905-1999)

Three comprising 73 drawings: sketchbook, (26), New York harbor, James McBey painting, sketches after Watteau, 1940-1970s, watercolor, ink, 6-3/4 x 5 in.; sketchbook (24) Africa, 1971, figure studies, some double sided, watercolor and ink, 5 x 7 in.; sketchbook (23) 1971-1989, still lifes, Gulf Shores, lobsters, self portraits, figure studies, some loose, some double sided, 7 x 10 in.

Provenance: Estate of the Artists James McBey and Marguerite McBey, London, England; by descent in family

Condition

covers with inscriptions, sketches in generally good condition

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