The Paseo, Santander

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows an open space filled with people. The perspective is slightly elevated, with a horizon line positioned towards the upper third of the composition. Distant mountains stretch across the scene. The brushstrokes are loose and fluid, capturing figures and landscapes with minimal detail. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, gray, and white. A figure is seated beneath a tree in the foreground. Multiple figures are dispersed around the landscape, some carrying objects on their heads. In the background, faint suggestions of mountains rise across the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.7 x 22.3 cm (5 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1539


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left: Muirhead Bone; in unknown hand, across bottom verso: The Pa[seo?], Santander; in later hand, lower left verso: 14; center right verso sideways: Santander

Wikidata ID

Q64632153

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