Gorbals
Muirhead Bone
1899
Medium
etching
Dimensions
143; 153
About this artwork
signatuur, recto rechtsonder, potlood: ‘Muirhead Bone 99’
About the Artist
Muirhead Bone · 1876–1953
Sir Muirhead Bone was born in Glasgow on March 23, 1876, into a world of shipyards and industrial architecture that would profoundly shape his art. He trained initially in architectural draftsmanship before studying at Glasgow School of Art, developing a draughtsman's eye for structure and mass. He began printmaking in 1898, and though his first known print was a lithograph, he became celebrated a...