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Govan

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names

Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows an urban scene from a street-level view. Construction is underway at a site with buildings, scaffolding, and cranes. The drawing features a pencil technique with textured brushstrokes. The color scheme is mainly gray. A street with a horse-drawn cart is in the foreground, while urban buildings under construction are visible in the background against an overcast sky. A post or column is on the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 28.3 x 38.3 cm (11 1/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.1521

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Govan - Muirhead Bone.

Wikidata ID

Q64632067

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