The Alps from the Lido - No. 1

1912

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

This image features an elevated viewpoint overlooking a scene with water, a distant landmass or urban area, and mountains on the horizon. The brushstrokes are minimal and sketch-like, detailing buildings and the landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia. Architectural elements are present in the foreground, with structures and ships in the water. In the distance, there is a densely built-up area on land, with mountains lightly sketched against a clear sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.3 × 28 cm (8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2040

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1930, no. 287, State i/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 92.

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 London: unpublished manuscript (Obach & Co.; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.), c. 1948, no.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

Q64962169

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