Culross Roofs

1909

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows an elevated view looking down over a densely packed village with houses and pitched roofs. A church with a steeple is visible in the right-middle area, with several boats on the water in the background. The artwork uses an etching technique with detailed lines for texture, creating contrasts. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving an antique feel. Some trees and a village path can be seen, enhancing the rustic atmosphere of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.7 × 39.2 cm (10 1/8 × 15 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1998

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1930, no. 262, State (?)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 28.

Bibliography

1948

  • Dodgson, Campbell, and Harold J. Wright. Etchings and Dry-Points by Muirhead Bone, 1898-1939. London: unpublished manuscript (Obach & Co.; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.), c. 1948, no.

Wikidata ID

Q64962081

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