David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953)
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EREMITA DE SAN JUAN MERIDA David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P1282 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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FROM THE GULL LIGHTSHIP 1919 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2707 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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STUDY OF THE APSE OF LEON CATHEDRAL 1930 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2475 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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BELGRAVE HOSPITAL, KENNINGTON 1902 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2647 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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DISTANT VIEW OF ELY 1927 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2513 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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OUTSKIRTS OF MARSEILLES David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2489 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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MIDNIGHT AT VENICE David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2351 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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ARCHWAY, CHIOGGIA 1915 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2499 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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SAN GIMIGNANO FROM THE TOWER OF LEON BIANCO David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2630 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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THE CONVENT OF SAN PAYO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA 1929 David Muirhead Bone (1876 – 1953) P2476 © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
Muirhead Bone was born in Glasgow, and trained originally as an architect. He began making prints in 1898, without any formal training. Although his first known print was a lithograph, he is better known for his etchings and drypoints, usually produced in relatively small editions with the plates reworked through various states. His subject matter was confined to landscape and architectural subjects, often focussing on urban change: construction and demolition sites. He was appointed the first Official War Artist, serving with the Allied Forces on the Western Front in the First World War, and served again as a war artist in World War II. He was knighted in 1937.
Further reading:
Kenneth Guichard, British Etchers 1850-1940, Robin Garton, London 1977
Drawings and dry points by Sir Muirhead Bone 1876-1953, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1955
Drawings by Sir Muirhead Bone 1876-1953, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1955