Bone, Sir Muirhead David (Scottish)
1876-1953.
| Description: "St. John's Wood," dry point etching,
pencil signed l/r, 5.25" x 4.75"
plate, 14" x 12.25" framed. Condition: Very good, although there is foxing in the left margin (see image). Not examined out of frame. Images include light reflection. Biography: Born Glasgow he studied at the GSA and with Archibald Kay, moving to London in 1901, having also trained as an architect. This interest in architecture was soon revealed in his powerful drawings in charcoal with wash depicting Gothic cathedrals or Norman doorways, executed before 1910. During the First World War, Bone acted as an official war artist, and his drawings and watercolours of the Somme Battlefield executed in 1916 are amongst the most moving images of the war. In 1917 he worked with the Grand Fleet, and a selection of both series were subsequently published as TheWestern Front and With the Grand Fleet. Between the wars Bone worked extensively in Europe, visiting Spain, France, Holland and Italy and producing not only drawings but also etchings. During the 1939-45 war he acted as an official War Artist. Muirhead Bone and James McBey are amongst the finest Scottish draughtsmen of their period. - from The Dictionary of SCOTTISH PAINTERS 1600-1960. The back of the frame has the label of H. V. Allison & Co., Inc., 32 East 57th Street, New York 22, N. Y. identifying the artist, the medium, and the title of the print. $295.00 For other payment options, or for further information, please e-mail.  |
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