Railway Sheds, Marseilles

1937

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image displays an aerial view of a railway scene in an urban setting. The top third of the artwork shows distant mountains merging with the sky. On the left side, ship masts rise above rooftops near a harbor. The cityscape is dense with buildings drawn in fine lines, giving a textured and deep look. The monochromatic color scheme in rich sepia tones adds a historical feel. Closest to the viewer is a railway station with tracks curving into a tunnel, surrounded by detailed buildings on an embankment. The image captures the blend of architecture and industrial development in the city.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irreg.): 35 × 41.6 cm (13 3/4 × 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2049

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1930, no. 473, State x/x

Artwork history & notes

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 London: unpublished manuscript (Obach & Co.; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.), c. 1948, no.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

Q64962187

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