Drawing of three figures in a rectangle with vines surrounding them. Two figures appear to be female, in the centre and on the left, and one male with the centre female holding her arms out to the sides. Organized in a sculptural manner. Includes a small sketch of the same drawing to the left.
Pencil drawing of three figures/sculptures which all appear to be female. Sculptures looking in three different directions. The word "futile" seems to be written to the right of the women. Four drawn eyes that seem to be similar to the Egyptian Eye of Horus verso.
Pencil drawing of three men in what appears to be a bath house lounging and conversing. Includes windows and plants in the background. Signed. Dark blue mount. "45" and "50" verso. '"Three Brothers" c.1930." on the back top left and "Shepherd 5250" on the top right.
Three faces, all appear upset and two of them have been scratched out. "Theatre" is written at the top twice with the word "Thari" written on the left hand side. Female nude with long hair verso.
An illustrative drawing featuring a man seated at a desk receiving letters from three birds flying towards him. Annotated as "Correspondence," but not dated.
Drawing, leaf study. Annotated 'Leaf Study from Nature', artist's name and date 'Feb 27.12'. Drawn while the artist studied at Dundee Technical College and School of Art, 1911-1912.
Sketchbook, drawings of figures, some loose inserts. Inside of front cover states "Jimmy Cosgrove Glasgow School of Art 1983". Inside of back cover states "Jimmy Cosgrove Rome Notebook 1982".
Cover. NMC/169B-G are watercolours on individual pages from another sketchbook. NMC/169H-K are sketches from a sketchbook, without a cover. NMC/169L-V are sketches on individual pages from the same sketchbook as the cover, NMC/169A.
Mackintosh's style here is the closest he came to that of Margaret and Frances Macdonald, but his figures are always more substantial and the subject matter less whimsical than theirs.