A Ship Yard

published 1917/1918

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a view from street level looking up at construction cranes and scaffolding. The horizon is hidden by the construction site, with a vertical structure at the center surrounded by cranes and masts. The artist uses fine lines to depict cables and structures, with a monochromatic color scheme of black and charcoal. In the lower area, workers and machinery can be seen in a bustling urban environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irreg.): 51.7 × 38.2 cm (20 3/8 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.42

  • Series Title

    Building Ships

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 1.

Wikidata ID

Q65025633

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