The Dry Dock

1899

Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a view from an elevated angle looking down into a busy shipyard area. The horizon is marked by industrial smokestacks and buildings. In the middle and distant areas, workers are engaged in various tasks, with a large ship docked beside a massive structure. Closer to the viewer, smaller boats are visible, surrounded by workers. The artist used fine lines to detail the shipyard, contrasting with broader strokes defining the structure and the industrial setting. The image is in a monochromatic palette of black, gray, and sepia, emphasizing textures and contrasts.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.81 × 18.73 cm (9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1933

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 48, vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 48, vi/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q64960558

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