Tontine Gates

1899

Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

This is a drawing of a narrow, shadowy alleyway flanked by tall, weathered buildings. The alley displays depth, contrasting light and shadow. Figures in the scene are engaged in activities under dim lighting. The buildings have a rough texture, enhancing their aged appearance, and the cobblestone ground is depicted with intricate line work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.03 × 11.91 cm (6 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1930

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 46, ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 19.

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 46, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64960550

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