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Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image depicts a landscape scene viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is visible in the upper third, lined with trees and bushes against a textured sky. Bold, expressive brushstrokes create a dynamic representation of the terrain. The color palette is monochromatic in dark brown and ochre, contrasting the earth and sky. Closest to us are broad strokes indicating a field, transitioning into detailed hilly terrain towards the horizon. In the distance, subtle tone differentiation suggests an ambient lighting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.65 × 31.12 cm (5 3/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1937

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 70, ii/ii

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. 84.

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 70, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64960563

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