Piccadilly Circus, 1915

1915

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a busy street scene with buildings, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages. The perspective is eye-level, focusing on the lively urban environment. Buildings tower over the crowded street, depicted with intricate brushstrokes to convey movement. The monochromatic color palette emphasizes light and shadow contrasts, adding drama. Pedestrians and carriages are shown in dynamic poses, with ongoing activity stretching into the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.8 × 48.1 cm (14 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2033

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1930, no. 332, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 51.

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 London: unpublished manuscript (Obach & Co.; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.), c. 1948, no.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

Q64962154

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