The Colonnade, Glasgow Exhibition
1901
Medium
drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 16.83 × 16.51 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1949
Art Historical Context
**The Colonnade, Glasgow Exhibition** (1901) by Muirhead Bone captures the architectural splendor of one of Britain's grand international expositions. This intimate drypoint print depicts the elegant colonnade from the Glasgow International Exhibition, a lavish event held in Kelvingrove Park that showcased industrial innovation, arts, and imperial achievements to over 11 million visitors. At just 16.83 × 16.51 cm, Bone's work distills the exhibition's monumental scale into a precise, atmospheric vignette, inviting viewers to linger on its classical columns and implied grandeur. Bone, a leadin...
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...