Shipbuilders, Whiteinch

1899

Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

This is a drawing of a shipyard with industrial activities. The scene captures a large shipbuilding site filled with scaffolding around structures and construction work. The foreground includes figures implied in poses, symbolizing activity and labor. In the background, there are vertical lines suggesting crane structures and masts, with drifting smoke creating an industrial atmosphere. The chiaroscuro effect adds depth and highlights the textures of metal, wood, and machinery components in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.58 × 21.27 cm (11 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1932

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 47, 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. 61.

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 47, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64960555

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