Regenachtige avond in Rome
1913
Medium
drypoint
Dimensions
303; 226
About this artwork
signature: ‘Muirhead Bone’
Art Historical Context
Muirhead Bone's *Regenachtige avond in* (Rainy Evening Rome), created in 1913, the moody allure of the Eternal City through the delicate medium of drypoint. This intimate print, measuring 303mm by226mm, showcases Bone's mastery as a Scottish etcher renowned for his topographical precision and atmospheric depth. Signed simply 'Muirhead Bone it reflects his signature stylecrisp architectural lines softened by the velvety burr unique to drypoint, where a needle scratches directly into the copper plate, yielding rich, tactile textures that evoke rain-slicked streets and twilight haze. Produced ju...
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...