Moore's Yard, Cambridge

1903

Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a barn-like structure with a weathered roof and wooden siding forming a triangular peak. The horizon is visible where the top of the building meets the sky. Soft lines and texture are conveyed through varying densities of hatch marks and shading, giving a sense of depth. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia. Horses are hitched under the shelter of the barn, and a covered wagon is visible. Additional farm structures extend into the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.8 × 24.45 cm (8 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1952

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 136, 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. 46.

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 136, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64960586

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