Moonlight, Caceres [recto]

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a busy square with people, viewed from street level. The horizon is low above the buildings, separating the sky from the rooftops. A tall, detailed structure stands to the right. The artwork uses soft pencil strokes for a textured, impressionistic look. The color scheme is monochrome, featuring shades of gray and black. Shadows and highlights indicate the time of day, with hatched lines suggesting clouds in the sky and darkened buildings in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.6 x 27.8 cm (8 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1551.a

Associated Artworks

Untitled (hillside town) [verso]

Muirhead Bone

1876


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 25.

Inscriptions

lower right: Muirhead Bone

Wikidata ID

Q64632204

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